Is College Worth It? - Dave Rant
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- Eli is a sophomore in high school and calls Dave to ask if college is really worth the money.
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Do not underestimate the power of community college for your general education. University for your major credits
Kevin Mott So true, following your advice as we speak! Also paying for my education myself no loans, no parents. Yes it’s hard but once I’m done by the end of the year it will be worth it for me financially, then while working I will be attending a very good University here in Canada.
Thanks I’m in community college
Most employers go for community college with experience.U grads are expensive to feed !
Kevin Mott that’s what I’m doing! Hope I get into UCSD
Tell them again sir!! CC will save you thousands and the professors care.
If you know WHY you're going to college -> YES. If you go because parents/friends/society pushes you to it -> NO and nothing good will come out of it.
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Best info here
What do you recommend doing if you don’t know why? Please respond
@@benwilliams2713 I’d recommend thinking hard about what do you enjoy doing in general, and what would you like to do in life. It doesn’t have to be one thing, it can be 3 or 5 things. Then, ask yourself if any of those things *require* a degree. Then, narrow down to 2-3 things like plan a, b and c and proceed.
Figuring out your own way in life is not going to be easy, but you have to ask yourself these questions if you want to get places.
This is more of a philosophy/psychology area - what did you enjoy since you were a kid, how could you combine things you enjoy doing with making more than 30k/year doing it?..
Unfortunately, no one can answer *you* exactly what to do to be happy and rich simultaneously - you have to get there by yourself.
You can also check one of my videos called “the best 13 pieces of life advice” that hopefully can inspire you :)
Right.
Right.
He’s 100% right. Success depends on the person. Not the university. If you’re smart and talented in your field, you can make it to the top with a degree from anywhere.
It doesn’t depend on the university but a persons talent and intelligence does correlate with the university he/she attended..
@@jescudi_ not always the case !
That’s a good point and I don’t believe the level of college prestige mirrors success levels
@@jescudi_ You attended a good university didn't you? Lol
Agree 100%. I manage a team of engineers and get to interview people from time to time . Don't care what school you went to as long as it is an actual university and not some BS online degree. Other than that, I want to know that you can work within a team, and you are trully ready to give 100% of yourself to learn the job.
Don't put your eggs in one basket. For socializing and networking, yes college is awesome. For education, you need to also invest in other tools for education.
"For education, you need to *also* invest in other tools for education." There was decent education but don't rely on it solely to prepare you for life.
College is terrible for preparing students for the real world and being financially independent
Which is why you need to do that part yourself. Get a degree like engineering or medicine that pays enough and pay off your loans.
It comes down to morals, and what your taught from your parents anymore. High school and college could care less what you do with your money and that's the problem. Colleges preach that loans are the only option from Day 1. Students are unaware of even scholarships.
They could start by being honest about what job opportunities are actually left in America for their given field. Then again that might hurt the colleges financially.
12k in debt with my bachelors (health science) and everyone is advising that I go get my masters. I honestly think I’m done with school. I just want to be financially FREE. I don’t want to keep piling on debt.
LifeAsKia i graduated with a health science degree too which took me 5 yrs. I don't think I'll ever go back, it was too depressing
Maybe pursue a masters after you have landed work in your field and have been at it 10 years. Then you know if the extra schooling will truly be worth it.
12k isn’t bad at all.
What was the degree? I want a health science degree, but I dont know which one I want to do
@@wiiiz3 did you go to school part time? That's what I plan on doing, so I can work full time
Just make you sure you run the pros and cons of college and know how much it actually costs. So many people go in not having an idea in the world how they will pay for it!
Cash flowed trade school and CDL. 0 regrets. Make as much money as many of my peers who attended an 8 year university who sadly have a bunch of college debt now.
I paid off all my student loans last week after paying the minimum for too long (about $50k over 7 years...) thanks to Dave's tips. The debt snowball DOES work. The toughest part is just sticking to it, having no life and paying off each debt like an absolute madman.
Congrats!!! That's so awesome!!
Well done!
Congrats stay out of debt
Excellence!!! Way to go!!
Practice minimalism, save money, live below your means, invest in a house. A college degree is just a piece of paper that MIGHT impress a hiring manager.
College is great and the debt can be okay if you are smart about it. Example, I used to be a sous chef at a casino making 36k a year. Wife became disabled turned us into a single income home. I quit my full time job to work part time at a chili’s and took student loans to go to school for an associates of applied science in electrical. This college has a program with a local steel mill you get paid internships and a job offer after graduation. Graduated with 12k in debt, got a job 5 months after graduating at the mill. Made 135k my first year paid off my student loans in 3 months. Debt is not bad, college is not bad, just make a smart decision on it.
You might be the first man to ever leave a casino so you could roll the dice! That’s a very convenient college program, I only wish more colleges had it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Congrats.
135k a year first year with an associates? Sure..
HermannTheGreat union electrician local 6787. 27.95 an hour unlimited ot. I averaged 60 hours a week last year. This year I am doing 80-100 a week. Looking to clear 175k this year.
A degree to get your foot in the door is the perfect statement. That's what happened in my field, got me the interview, my work ethic and knowledge gained in the field allowed me to progress up and to where I want in the end.
I'm a senior in high school and dual enrolled in community college. I've been listening for a while now even though I'm 17.
Starting in paramedic school tomorrow!
Whenever I feel down, I'll come back to this and other Dave Ransey's videos
If you wanna make memories go to college.
If you wanna make a living go to trade school and become an apprentice.
Well now I’m in jr.high 7th grade and I’ve been listening since last year
Smart man. Middle School is never too early to prepare
Landon thank you.
Well I'm in Seventh Grade too, and also have all A's (A- and A+)
@@SenoritoGhost Keep making good habits and don't procrastinate. Really continue that focus when you enter High School on your grades and you'll do great
I'm 48, took classes online through Ohio University (Go Bobcats!), graduating in June. Been working a blue collar, middle class job for awhile. Thanks to that, I'll have zero student debt when school is finished.
It depends on whether or not you know exactly what you want to do and if you need to go into excessive debt to get your degree.
100% agreed. The most important thing besides knowing what you are talking about, is customer service. Period. If you can listen well and address someone's concerns, and communication is essential, you will be perceived the best. That's it.
I'm a high school teacher and I talk about this with my kids often. Tell them only go to a school for a degree that will have a good ROI and go to a less expensive school. Other than that, college is not the end all of success.
LightningBlueMeanie Thank you for doing that! It’s your job as a teacher to educate students on their future and help them choose the correct path. I’m a junior in HS currently, my Econ teacher touched the topic of college for only 1 forty-seven minute class period. And what bothered me most, is half of my class thought college was like 10-15k a year! My peers are clueless! I’m glad you taught them, and God bless.
Thanks Ethan and awesome to hear that you've figured this out before its too late. Problem with my Bernie Bro friends is they will NEVER accept responsibility
for the fact that they chose to go to an expensive school, get a worthless degree, or fail out. That is their issue to figure out... Not the tax payers. @@Ethan-yd9mg
@@GamerNRetro Mathematically speaking , what do you think will happen if college becomes free for everyone ?? .
Daughter is a senior in high school she’s been taking culinary classes through the high school through a CTE program and then she’s already applying to a college that will be completely free
When I decided to be a truck driver I took a part time job valet parking at a casino and used my tips to pay for my classes. I hear stories from co workers how they are 8-10
Grand in loan debt. Just simply knowing I don't have the student loan monkey on my back is an awesome feeling. Thanks Dave for all you do and showing me a different way of looking at money and personal finance
MyNameIsCorey mines is 36 grand
@@hiitsme3039 CDL?
Why did they drop 8k for a driving school when plenty are around for 4k? Or was it different schooling they are 8k in debt for.
Wow. That's awesome.
Dave went to the school of hard knocks!
A degree in Gender studies 😂🤣😭😂😂😭
Phenomenal kid, he’s gonna do well in life!
A law degree from Harvard or Yale is a golden ticket. If you can get in, go.
That's because of the networking and the contacts you make while there, not because they teach you a better brand of law than anyone else.
Nope. The lawyer that graduated debt free from a decent state school, will be better off financially in the long run than the lawyer that graduated from Harvard or Yale with $200+ in debt.
@Rich 91 Yup. The school you go to really matters for law.
I agree 100% with dave on this! College is only worth it if you dont go into debt!
This is awesome. Thanks!
Dave was preaching right here
You need to learn life skills!!! This means healthcare basics (A little bit of everything from skin to CPR), deal negotiating, fixing cars, cooking, fixing things around the house, gardening to grow fresh vegetables and plants, and of course eat healthy and stay in shape. Your health is your #1 asset, then #2 is your wealth.
Good rant, Dave!
Oooooh. This one was a good discussion. Good call, hope he does well.
It doesn't matter if you have college, university, money or time. I think if you really want it and believe in your self, you can do anything you want to do. its all about hard work and dedication.
That sounds nice, but things just aren't that fair.
Dave is completely wrong about law school. Many of my friends are lawyers. And I can say for a fact that which law school you graduate from makes all the difference in the world. People from top rank law school like UCLA pretty much all have 100-250k jobs line up after school. People From from mid tier law school pretty much have a very very hard time finding work unless you are ranked in the top 10% of your class. In terms of lawyers it is a very competitive raker with many more lawyers than their are jobs. It’s one of the only careers that I know of that where you went to school and your ranking in your class is super important. Most law firms here in Los angles won’t consider you straight out of law school, if your not from a top ranked law school.
But for most other careers like do it’s or nurses or even engineers where you went to school for the most part does not matter. But it does matter a lot for attorneys. For law school it’s all based on ranking. Every school has a number or ranking and ever student in that class of the school also has a ranking number. If your from a mid rank law school and your also not too if your class it will me nearly impossible for you to get a job. I have seen this many times.
Not after you apply were Dave is haha
Dave did say generally. There will always be the top schools. But if you stay sharp, and are in the right field, the school is only important to take the bar exam.
Thats in LA! Just because its hard to find a job in la doesnt mean everywhere else is like that. This kid is calling from Buffalo, so where he went to school may not matter as much like it does in L.A.
Julie you may be correct. I suppose I can only comment about souther California. Well here for the most part I would say law school is not worth it unless your going to a top 30 ranked school. I would say the profession of being an attorney is one of the only professions that I know of when were your went to school and how high you ranked makes a huge difference. This is my personally opinion being born and raised in Los angles and personally knowing many of my friends that are lawyers.
I'm on the East Coast. I was seriously looking into taking my LSAT and going to law school about 7 years ago (had a BS in Comp Sci), and your comment jives 100% with everything I was told and read. At least as far as getting your foot in the door with a big firm (ie; "getting paid"), where you got your law degree from was pretty much all that matters. When it comes to any other profession, including doctor, Mr. Ramsey is probably right that where you got your degree from won't really help or hurt you much. But law degrees are different. I've personally known a few people who graduated from non-Top 15/20 law schools that couldn't find a job, and they really struggled making ends meet for while. One eventually started his own tiny practice, and a few others found jobs with modest 5-figure salaries in the public sector, but it's not where you want to be with $200k in student loans. Like others already pointed out, believe it or not, the job market is flooded with unemployed and underemployed attorneys and people with law degrees (ie; who couldn't pass the bar). Doesn't mean you can't make it with a law degree from an unknown school, but your path is invariably going to be so much harder UNLESS of course you've already got connections lined up. Really the best advice on this is for people to do their own research on this topic, and find out the truth for themselves. Almost everyone who's actually gone to law school will probably concur with what we've said.
Also for the record, I decided not to take the LSAT and try for law school. I decided odds just weren't in my favor.
When you go to get your first job, where you went to school often means the door is open to you or shut hard. And if the door is open, they will also look more closely at your transcript as to whether you drifted thru it with some silly degree.
What a hard topic! I am a 24-year-old mortgage banker who went to 4 years of college for my BBA. I found that I did not need my degree in my felid but it did give me a level of polish that helped me stand out. I feel like if you are smart about it and take advantage of every scholarship you can it might be well worth it!
The sad part is some people go to college yet end up working minimum wage.
Im a CDL driver for a local beverage company. Grossed well over $100k last year.. Yes a ton of overtime.. some mandatory, some voluntary. My job requires a High School diploma and $5200 license. being in physically good shape helps too... Not saying forget college and get a CDL.. but don't fall under the trap that you need a college education to make money. To be an insurance appraiser for Allstate you must have a Bachelor's degree at the very least.. yet they will barely start you $40k... I'm already at half that.
Alot more people should probably consider being a trucker, college isn't for most, and half of the time you'll be teaching yourself while you're paying thousands to sit in class listening to teachers that are uninspired compared to the teaching quality you'll get in high school.
Careful. Self driving cars are coming, we are at about a level 2 ability for cars to self drive so we aren’t there yet today, but it’s predicted that in 10 years we will be able to be in a car and have the car drive itself COMPLETELY. look for other jobs, while working as a truck driver if you can!
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What wonderful help you gave this child.🌷 It's TRUE. Every single word! College is worth it, but where you go doesn't make you successful... it's what's inside you of you! I also agree it matters what degree you get. It must be a marketable degree too! "What are you spending, for what you are getting"? 😍You are a wonderful person, Mr. Ramsey! Thank you for the help and compassion and guidance! 🙏🏻💕 May God keep Blessing you. May he keep you healthy and strong-minded so you can keep helping all of us, Sir!!! I love your program. It might seem strange to ask you this over the comment section, but I'd love to see invite you and your sweet wife to dinner. I live in North Carolina nearby a beautiful beach! I know my entire neighborhood ( especially myself) would love to have you!! God Bless you.🙂🙏🏻
Or you can go to a Trade School, learn a skill that will always be in demand (welding) and graduate debt free and earn a respectable income once you graduate.
It's funny that I have an 2-year Associates Degree for a targeted field and I sit surrounded by people in my corporate office who went to 4-year university who make far less than I do. My character, intelligence and people skills pushed me up the ladder. Plus, they are illiterate, but that's another topic. They surely owe at least $40K in loans. My loans are paid off.
Bunch of ppl in this WORLD Making Big Bucks! Without a Degree!
Gotta find what you like!
My parents raised me to believe that college was the only option and directed me to expensive colleges based on the premise that it will always be worth it; they were wrong and now I'm saddled with suffocating debt despite getting a general business degree. I was young and too stupid to say "no".
If you're in high-school you need to consider three things:
#1. Do I know for certain that I want to enter a field that requires a college education, like law, medicine, engineering, (etc)?
#2. What options are available to me to achieve my goals?
#3. Am I uncertain about what career field I want to enter?
#4. What alternatives to college are available to me?
#5. What are the financial costs of my decisions?
If your answer to #1 is "yes", then before you go to college you need to thoroughly answer #2 so that you know what your options are to accomplish your goals. I recommend talking to professionals in your desired career field and asking them what options are available and writing down their tips.
But if your answer to #1 is "no", then skip #2 and go to question #3. If your answer to #3 is "yes", then you need to thoroughly answer #4. Are there vocational schools in your area that you can learn a trade skill from? Are there apprenticeships available that can give you a path to a quality career? I would recommend talking to professionals that have taken these routes and getting advice from them.
Lastly, you need to answer #5 accurately and thoroughly.
If you're planning on going to college, like Dave Ramsey said, you need to understand the costs and don't get tricked into paying for a fancy school thinking that will be your golden ticket in life. It won't.
But if you're stuck on step #3, consider taking time off from school to work and gain perspective in life. You don't want to pursue an education in something that you won't use but still have to pay for.
College is only worth it IF YOU USE THE SKILLS YOU LEARN IN COLLEGE and THE SKILLS YOU LEARN WILL EARN MORE MONEY THAN YOU SPENT ACQUIRING THEM. If you have to spend 15 to 20 years paying off your student loans, then you've picked the wrong path/school because that means you will have only been earning a profit for about 20 years by the time you are 60 years old!!
So, if your parents or friends are pressuring you to go to school and you don't know what you want to study, don't cave in because it will have consequences for the rest of your life. And as they tell you when you take out loans, you can't declare bankruptcy. DEATH or REPAYMENT are the only ways out of student loans.
Law school isn’t worth it if you haven’t gone to a top law school in the country. Dave can talk about his lawyer friends because they probably graduated decades ago (when competition was limited). Now, the job market for lawyers is over saturated...
Law schools did same thing pharmacy and now nursing school s did. Too many schools, too many students and not enough jobs...
Dave is a bit out of touch with the times.
Depending on the field, I like the idea of gaining an entry level job that takes no education and use their tuition assistance program to help get into another department or position that does require a degree.
David Superdad Generally speaking tuition assistance from a company will only be provided is the degree is a relevant to the work you’re currently employed in
That goes for where I work too! My dad works with a guy who started out in coca cola's warehouse at 18 years old and worked his way through college to get into their corporate office. This was back when the contracts offered a retirement package with a pension and healthcare at the minimum of age 55.
Depends on your degree. For me college was the biggest waste of time and money in my life. Nobody gave me good advice when I was 18.
I went to community college, received my Associates of Science in Business Administration, I want to be a lawyer, but I planned on joining the military so I don’t have to pay for it.
I feel so bad when I listen to this man. I feel so ashamed of my myself and my poor choices in life. Sadly I have no way of correcting my mistakes now. The damage is done. But he is right! There is a lot to achieve in the USA! Once you are outside in USA you realize how great USA is and how much you can achieve in a short time. I lived in USA for four years and once got discouraged and left to another country I realIzed how amazing USA is.
Depends! You will have people say yes, you will have people say no. I think if the price is right then YES it is worth it. But you cannot take a $100,000 loan and then justify going to college.
Going into that much debt is only worth it if you are going to be a medical surgeon, right? Does anyone else know of any other degrees worth over 100K?
The Mortgage Minute petroleum engineering
Over the years I have 'hired' three lawyers. I don't know, and never did know, where any one of them went to school. I researched reviews of attorneys as thoroughly as I could, when to get a consultation and hired them. One of, who did a great job for me recommended one of the others for a different situation. They all got sh*t done that needed to get done, and I would recommend any of them.
Be a construction manager, no debt, your getting paid learning the trade, it can be a 6 figure salary
Finally some advice without the insults!!
I got my Bachelor in Computer Science from a University in South America. I moved to the USA with a job offer and got two Masters on an American University. The job I kept during the time I was getting both masters only required the Bachelors, so they didn't care where I got the diploma from as long as I knew how to perform the job with minimal or no supervision.
So yes, where do you get the degree is not as important as how you use the knowledge you get and HOW YOU BEHAVE in your job; show proactivity, common sense, be polite and respectful to superiors, don't show entitlement (don't act like the company owes you a promotion or more money for fewer hours), go the extra mile with each task and doors will open.
passing the bar is more important .....a piece of paper is a piece of paper
Been wondering about this the past two years evee since i found David Ramsey the tuition isn't worth it but....it does get me a job.
College is a great primer to learn how to become a big consumer and stay in debt your entire life. Keep up with those jones's, kids...
Good and bad Law schools have like 100k differences in median starting salary. In a lot of cases, going to a state school would cost you millions in lost salary thrpughput your career.
My best advice to avoid getting into debt is to avoid going to college straight out of high school. Give yourself some time and while you were in high school, if you completed any AP classes, those are already being deducted from your major requirements. In the semester following high school and summer, focus on getting a driver's license. Once you have that and some cheap car that you or your family can afford, you can begin to get around with it. Then find a place where you can complete something like a sort of "2-year" degree, or at least a school that can teach AP classes to any student which would help lower the price of college tuition. Once you have as many AP classes as possible, then go get as many scholarships as possible to cover the cost of college and lower your debt once you do get out of college. Then select your STEMM+Law major and compllete its requirements since you would only need a few more classes and labs as you got everything ready even before paying for college. Once you get accepted by the university of choice, at this point you don't have to directly sign up for the classes, instead collect every syllabus and get all your textbooks, and spend a semester reading textbooks especially for those who struggle in college. Be sure that you are able to answer textbook questions since most textbooks provide problems and questions. Then go to take college like its an exam and you can afford to continue a side job until you are done from it. Then once you have your major you are done unless you want to go to graduate school which is very expensive and will put you down a lot in student debt so when it comes to graduate school, again go through the textbook route so you know the material and enable yourself to do college like an exam where you just have to do the classes. This strategy will enable you to always have some kind of job while studying that supports living expenses and save you the cost of living expenses of college.
Military TA paying for all my school, graduate next year.
College (in a lot of cases) doesn’t get you a job. College teaches you how to think.
College is worth it if you use the degree for your work.
And you need to do everything possible to NOT take out loans to pay for it.
Meanwhile I’m a lost singaporean teenager trying to figure out what university I should go to
Agreed, I don’t like how schools make us believe success only comes from going thru their classes. Straight up lie.
If you are entrepreneurial and ambitious... no, college is NOT worth it.
But what does that even mean in practice? Just saying “start a business” doesn’t help anyone
Just because you want to follow your dream that's not bad just make sure your dream can pay the bills
Great advice as always!
The problem in the US about healthcare and education in my opinion is less about who pays for it(whether the state or individuals) and more about the fact that price gouging has soared up the price too high. The government should interfere at some point in these crucial matters and limit this behaviour. There is no reason insulin and other medications in the US should cost as much as they do. Medicine and basic foods should be excluded from the "free market" if food prices soar to the point where only the wealthy can afford it, would the government allow everyone to starve in the name of free market? It should not, same logic should apply for healthcare and education...
I got a full ride scholarship so yes
I got a partial ride and I still would agree with you!
I got no ride, and I still agree.
That's a wonderful Blessing.🙏🏻 I used my GI bill. I'd be so afraid if I had the student loan problem others had. I'd never be able to sleep at night. We were both Blessed! 🙏🏻💕
I wish i would have heard about and listened to Dave back when i was 18...😭
Dave says not to get a degree in "German Polka History" or "Gender Studies."
....What about all those people during your senior year who say "Even if you're not working in your field after college, just the fact that you have a degree makes employers take you more seriously!!!" Does it really?
Join the military and get you GI Bill. You can get your bachelors degree paid for while you get paid to go to school and save your monthly money and work into pay for law school and try’s and make really good grades to get some scholarships
(from middle America) go to community college save 20k, some cities have a program that allows you to finish CC without any cost at least in terms of tuition bills if you have lived and graduated from high school of that city - continue getting a USEFUL bachelor 20k or work part-time and reduce the amount or not. If you are in your 20s or 30s or even 40s get it............
Dave is mostly right here with one glaring exception.
If you can go to a top tier college it will absolutely make a difference in your career path. Lawyers especially have to deal with this as the graduates from the top 10 schools are practically guaranteed to have high paying jobs at a firm once they graduate, if they want it. Many other career fields are the same way. Going to an Ivy League school will absolutely increase one's employability and profitability over the course of their career, assuming their field of study isn't fluff (German Polka history, etc).
But Dave is also right when he says that one can go to a mid level or even a low level school and still be very successful too.
I would really like to see where this kid is now. He is probably 18 now and out of HS.
What if i am awardrd part-time degree scholarship which require 1 year bond with the organization. But i dont wish to work for this particular organization anymore?
Ahh just heard this one on the podcast! College is absolutely worth it! 🙌🏽
Agreed!
The Mortgage Minute riiight!! I wonder if these people out here really believe college is not the way to go. 🤔 or are they just trolling.
C B ahh you know that’s a great point. That’s a lot of what I hear when o have conversations about my videos and “why I wasted money going to college”
@@raulgolfs I do not know, all I know is prior proper planning prevents poor performance. I have found this true whether talking about school, my investments, or my personal life. If you go take out a huge loan for school to go into a field where you make 50k a year you DID NOT PLAN ACCORDINGLY!
The Mortgage Minute ahh man absolutely agree!🙌🏽. Love that “proper planning prevents poor performance.” Boom! 👍🏽
THX
K was thinking about art school but students loans aren't worth it
My older brother has a MA degree and made over $90,000 manging an IT dept. with a local high school ( a pension and lifetime benefits.). My first husband who had a BS earned $70-$80.00 in IT, My second husband had no degree but a 32-year career in city governement and never made more than $40.00 (though he did get a nice vacation package, good benefits, a lifetime of free health insurance and a decent pension at retirement.) So my point is that college degrees do translate to a higher income and benefits.
Hello from buffalo ny
I'd tell this kid to go to school and be an attorney. And even take a student loan if you want. But be intentional with what you're doing! Don't borrow 200k. Maybe borrow 50k if you need to. Then be a lawyer, live like a college student and pay it off in the next year!
Student loans can and should be taken advantage of. But nobody has a brain anymore so we have a big student loan problem.
Living below your means is the key!
Med, dent, law, engineering are worth it (what did I miss? Help me), otherwise do some form of business and work hard to get big, you can even start with e-commerce nowadays and keep moving forward!
You forgot Accounting and Finance. Every business needs an Accountant.
jbarkley4938653 yeaa right!
I love his answer. He’s absolutely right that college is worth it in general...just not worth it enough to take out massive student loans. But these days there are too many people who want to dissuade you from going to college even if you can pay it. They want you to take some blue collar job and work in a factory straight out of high school. Maybe it’s because they’re insecure of their lack of higher education? But Dave is right...college is absolutely worth it just as long as you don’t go bankrupt paying for it
It depends on what you are going to college for. College is worth it if you want to be a doctor, lawyer, STEM, etc.
Going into that much debt is only worth it if you are going to be a medical surgeon, right?
I am an undergraduate student as a History major with minor in Mass Communications howevevr Im not very confident in my degree??? But Im doing all I can
don't become a lawyer just for the money (you'll end up like Michael Cohen.) If you have passion for law and justice, however, go for it. god speed.
GI Bill eligible so definitely worth it lol
No offense to Dave, but he’s plain wrong on this one. He doesn’t know where his doctor and lawyer graduated from but that’s because the firms and hospitals already did that for him. You think the Cleveland clinic or top tier law firms hire from just any school?
You make good points.
I live in Los Angeles and went to UCLA. No no no, I was not a Bruin, I meant University of Cerritos Located on Alondra. For those who live in the area will totally understand this joke lol
I’m a sophomore in highschool💀
Eli,
include some time abroad Jerusalem
For the love of god always go to community college first people. Had to learn the hard way. Doesn’t matter what you’re studying, your future self will LOVE YOU for going to community college first
Med, Law, Accounting, Education, and Engineering is the only majors worth the debt.
jbarkley4938653 Education?
@tuna G But nobody wants that job because the pay is bad and the gov does not provide enough resources for classrooms
Anyone with a college degree has an entitlement mentality.
Great video! Not all college degrees are equal, you cant compare English or Businees degree vs electrical engineering degree. It's what you study in college that matters. Get engineering degree and you will be successful.
Edge HODL Many individuals with an English degree went on to law school, it’s what you DO with that degree that matters! My future Psychology degree will help my hourly wage go from $34.00 an hour to $40.00 because it will show my employers that I will properly know how to analyze individuals in stressful situations.
Maybe if you are already a lawyer or have a masters degree. @@canadiankaren2426
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How do we call him?
Going into a lot of debt is only worth it if you are going to be a medical surgeon, right? Does anyone else know of any other degrees worth over 100K?
@@Lllbbb222 I agree completely! My sister is going to school to become an MD and its worth the money! I got a partial ride on my BBA (and my dad covered the rest) so that made it worth it for me. How about you, what is your experience with college?
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