My degree is in engineering and I do agree I did learn some problem solving tools and approaches. But even so, it was nothing I couldn't have learned from 2 weeks on the job of a construction site and reading a couple books for free. And I make 4x my old engineer salary running an unrelated business I started with a friend who didnt go to college. So it's been a huge waste of life for me personally.
Obviously YMMV...
Also, couldnt agree more about degrees hopefully becoming less important. We target smart kids out of high school. 4 years of on job experience is infinitely more valuable than a piece of paper to us. So I'm trying to do my part in that.
My degree is in engineering and I do agree I did learn some problem solving tools and approaches. But even so, it was nothing I couldn't have learned from 2 weeks on the job of a construction site and reading a couple books for free. And I make 4x my old engineer salary running an unrelated business I started with a friend who didnt go to college. So it's been a huge waste of life for me personally.
Obviously YMMV...
Also, couldnt agree more about degrees hopefully becoming less important. We target smart kids out of high school. 4 years of on job experience is infinitely more valuable than a piece of paper to us. So I'm trying to do my part in that.