All our life we go to school. We leave kindergarten for primary school, then middle school and high school. We have to go there, this is the law we have to follow. But what is next? Our whole life is about what our next step will be. And for most cases, that is to get higher education. But do we have to really do that? It is totally up to us.
We are lucky to live in the country where education in most cases are free. Look on Americans who are not in such a luck. But only because you don't have to pay for it doesn't mean you have to go.
When you are in high school it is really hard to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life. And that is ok. I felt the same way. There is nothing wring in having doubts and fear. If you are not sure you want to go to get higher education you should give yourself some time to think of it after all exams, without peers' pressure. Why waist time for something you don't like when you can just carefully think it through? Remember, this is about your future, you should not rush anything.
Most of the people say that without a degree you will not find a job. I highly doubt that. There are so many jobs, which doesn't require any school, for example : programmer. Your skills show what you can do, not your degree from school. All the creative jobs or in writing also are available for people without degree.Not going to college doesn't always mean working at McDonald's(which is also, not a shame at all).
You should not go to University only because your friends go. Not always something what is best for them is also good for you. Think about it. You all have different dreams, goals and things to achieve. Don't feel any pressure about it.
The most common to think is that you "should" do it and "this is how it is supposed to be". And who said that? Except from your parents, of course.This is your life and you should decide. If you feel that going to college will make you unhappy you shouldn't do it. College is not a place for everyone. If you don't think it is a right choice for you, just don't go.
If you take some time to think about your future you will probably make a smarter decision. There is so many ways to develop yourself. You don't need higher education to do that. There is nothing wrong with figuring out what you want to do with your life. And it is ok when you change it.
What do you think about it? Do you think you should go to the college no matter what or choose your own path?
We are lucky to live in the country where education in most cases are free. Look on Americans who are not in such a luck. But only because you don't have to pay for it doesn't mean you have to go.
When you are in high school it is really hard to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life. And that is ok. I felt the same way. There is nothing wring in having doubts and fear. If you are not sure you want to go to get higher education you should give yourself some time to think of it after all exams, without peers' pressure. Why waist time for something you don't like when you can just carefully think it through? Remember, this is about your future, you should not rush anything.
Most of the people say that without a degree you will not find a job. I highly doubt that. There are so many jobs, which doesn't require any school, for example : programmer. Your skills show what you can do, not your degree from school. All the creative jobs or in writing also are available for people without degree.Not going to college doesn't always mean working at McDonald's(which is also, not a shame at all).
You should not go to University only because your friends go. Not always something what is best for them is also good for you. Think about it. You all have different dreams, goals and things to achieve. Don't feel any pressure about it.
The most common to think is that you "should" do it and "this is how it is supposed to be". And who said that? Except from your parents, of course.This is your life and you should decide. If you feel that going to college will make you unhappy you shouldn't do it. College is not a place for everyone. If you don't think it is a right choice for you, just don't go.
If you take some time to think about your future you will probably make a smarter decision. There is so many ways to develop yourself. You don't need higher education to do that. There is nothing wrong with figuring out what you want to do with your life. And it is ok when you change it.
What do you think about it? Do you think you should go to the college no matter what or choose your own path?
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I think that only when you try you can say if it is something for you or not. There is so many fields of study, so everyone can find something for themselves. Sure, not everyone have to be bachelor or master, but I really don't like to listen to people to have never been studying and say that at university you won't learn anything - I knew that it wasn't true after first semester.
But I understand and accept that some people have other plans (but doing nothing and not working for whole life is not a plan!), because I know people, who have never been studying, but still they got great job, their own businesses.
Of course, there is a point worth thinking:
What does 'success' mean to you? What do you want to do in your life? One wants to be a doctor, the other just a cleaner (it's not a shame, but to do it you don't have to graduate from college).
On the other hand, I do believe graduating from college gives you some social status. What's more, certainly it doesn't destroy anything - can only help.
In my private case, I cannot imagine me without graduating. For me (I mean, my person) it's obligatory.
To sum up, I believe higher eduation is not 'must have', but 'nice to have'. In some cases it's obligatory, but it depends on a person and plan for a life and that's a secret of 'must have higher education'.
It also depends on what kind of field you want to work in. Programming is highly practical so you can learn by doing and sharpen your skill but being a lawyer requires you to have the knowledge and that requires studying.
In my opinion there will be a revolution in higher education in 5-10 years, because online learning and other technologies slowly change the whole industry. Higher education is no longer a requirement for getting a good job, of course I'm not talking about certified professions like lawyers and doctors you mentioned.
Practical studies always help. Being a master of science always helps. Even if one doesn't graduate, he/she can learn a lot while studying, potentially exploring things that wouldn't be explored otherwise. So yes, higher education is not a must, but it's definitely worth trying.
I believe that what really matters is skills and knowledge, not a collage degree or some other papers.
Three things out of my head that your degree will get you:
1) If you're working after graduation you will get your +6 holiday days faster because studying counts as working years :)
2) If your company have a pension grade you will not get higher paid unless you will get higher degree.
3) If you wish to be treated seriously in the IT business you must have a degree. You can have MCSE, OCP and many other titles but if you won't have degree (IT is not a must you can even have it done from Archaeology mostly it won't matter) you will have no use for an outsourcing company because 99% of offers starts with - "must have a higher degree".
For some jobs the diploma is not required, as you mentioned. But when you have two people with similar knowledge and skills, then diploma > no diploma. Why? In my opinion because higher education develops you in some way. And it's not always about knowledge but about soft skills for example.
And what is important, studying is also about networking. You never know who is your friend's friend!
I believe the key thing is that you have to love what you do. If your choice requires a higher degree, then go and get it and there is a great chance it will be a pleasure. If not, the choice is yours, you can even study just to broaden your horizons.
I know many cases when young people are forced by their parents to study for example. medicine because they are doctors.
Hopefully my mother who is a doctor never told me that I have to be a doctor, she just asked me if I want to.
On the other hand there is no need to have a diploma cause many big corporations for example (EY) are looking for pro workers and they don't care about diploma, if you're good, they hire you.
No need to go to college if you do not feel like it's necesary.