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post May 10, 2005 - 10:42 PM
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Does anyone here feel like college is a waste of money, time, and effort?

To me, it's seemed like that since before I started. I've now almost got my AA, and I've learned some stuff, but not much that I really care about, and almost nothing that has helped me.

And if I go forward with my plans to go to Central Washington University and get my BA in computer science, I'm sure I'll learn a ton about computer programming and databases and stuff like that. But the problem I see is that I don't want to be a computer programmer or a database engineer.

I want to develop websites, and have my own business doing it.

I've got the knowledge to develop sites now, and what I don't know very well(OOP, ActionScript, etc.) I can learn on my own. I've always been able to learn on my own with the internet or a book, and I actually prefer it to learning in a classroom.

And as far as the business side of things, I'm confident that I can handle that too. I've invested a few hundred dollars over the last couple weeks buying books and such about the subject of web development businesses and business in general. And again, what I don't know, I don't need a class for. I can learn fine from reading.

So yeah, college seems pointless to me. Anyone else feel the same way?


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post May 11, 2005 - 3:25 PM
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Ok first off I am 3 classes away from getting my BA in Information Technology, basically computer science with more business thrown in.

Coomer if you want to do web design that is cool, but do you actually think that you can make a business's page without using a db backend? Do you really think you can put together a large project with out using project management tools, like UML and other modeling languages? A lot of places will not even talk to you if you don't have a BA, or at least some experience.

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- Coomer   Anyone feel like college is a waste?   May 10, 2005 - 10:42 PM
- - Drocay   to be honost i think it feels the same to me somet...   May 10, 2005 - 10:46 PM
- - creis   I agree with you coomer, In my current job my boss...   May 10, 2005 - 10:51 PM
- - darksecret   I didn't go, I was S-M-R-T so I joined the Mar...   May 10, 2005 - 10:52 PM
- - Coomer   Drocay and creis, what careers do you plan to do a...   May 10, 2005 - 10:54 PM
- - Drocay   my field is computers too, i think i won't go ...   May 10, 2005 - 10:57 PM
- - 97sccelica   i see GE classes as a complete waste of time. im ...   May 10, 2005 - 10:57 PM
- - creis   force me, no, but I was kinda cut-off when I decid...   May 10, 2005 - 11:00 PM
- - Jeremy1210   I just graduated, and I honestly think that colleg...   May 10, 2005 - 11:04 PM
- - darksecret   I don't have a degree, but I do specialize in ...   May 10, 2005 - 11:06 PM
- - ILuvMyCelica95   My 1st semester was a total waste of time IMO... b...   May 10, 2005 - 11:10 PM
- - creis   the funnyest thing about my old collage is the req...   May 10, 2005 - 11:14 PM
- - ghostdog   depends what you want to do. but its always nice t...   May 10, 2005 - 11:28 PM
- - BlackCelicaGT94   i hate to see someone say this cuz i would do anyt...   May 10, 2005 - 11:28 PM
- - dustin15brown   gimme a few yrs to get to college and i'll agr...   May 10, 2005 - 11:30 PM
- - boosted_K2   yes and no, the careers that schools try to place ...   May 10, 2005 - 11:32 PM
- - mikew04   I agree with boosted, you have to figure out what ...   May 11, 2005 - 12:21 AM
- - orvillescelica   I disagree completely. College is not just learnin...   May 11, 2005 - 12:46 AM
- - x_itchy_b_x   college is gay.... put that 40k in ur car   May 11, 2005 - 1:10 AM
- - macavely   take it from someone that has 2 college dgress and...   May 11, 2005 - 2:30 AM
- - CoSo   I find college to be quite helpful, since, well, i...   May 11, 2005 - 2:40 AM
- - ILuvMyCelica95   QUOTE(BlackCelicaGT94 @ May 10, 2005 - 9:28 P...   May 11, 2005 - 8:20 AM
- - orvillescelica   QUOTE(CoSo @ May 10, 2005 - 11:40 PM)I find c...   May 11, 2005 - 8:46 AM
- - BlackSTX   Yep, it completely depends on what you want to do....   May 11, 2005 - 9:13 AM
- - nik   BIG WASTE OF MONEY i spent 30,000 on 2 years at IT...   May 11, 2005 - 9:29 AM
- - coustoe   QUOTE(Coomer @ May 10, 2005 - 8:42 PM)Does an...   May 11, 2005 - 10:39 AM
- - Pali_playa   i also think it is a waste....in most cases. in so...   May 11, 2005 - 12:28 PM
- - Digndoug   I think depending on what your doing it a watse. F...   May 11, 2005 - 12:47 PM
- - Mr2_Joel   i view it as both a waste and a benifit. You deve...   May 11, 2005 - 2:49 PM
- - Rjb23   Ok first off I am 3 classes away from getting my B...   May 11, 2005 - 3:25 PM
|- - coustoe   QUOTE(Rjb23 @ May 11, 2005 - 1:25 PM)basicall...   May 13, 2005 - 9:02 AM
|- - Rjb23   QUOTE(coustoe @ May 13, 2005 - 2:02 PM)QUOTE(...   May 13, 2005 - 11:06 AM
- - nik   the bad though even if you have a BA or AA that m...   May 11, 2005 - 3:57 PM
|- - Rjb23   QUOTE(nik @ May 11, 2005 - 8:57 PM)the bad th...   May 11, 2005 - 10:12 PM
- - juBz86   i hate school!   May 11, 2005 - 10:15 PM
- - ArizonaRed   I can get a job making anywhere from 70k to 120k a...   May 11, 2005 - 10:42 PM
- - Crzybakerdog   idk about you guys, but im finishing my first year...   May 12, 2005 - 1:00 AM
- - Rjb23   English is definatly not a waiste. In order to des...   May 12, 2005 - 10:43 AM
- - brianforster   i love college, i love it. i might not be leranin...   May 12, 2005 - 3:14 PM
- - celicaboy04   As someone who has absolutely no support from his ...   May 12, 2005 - 3:46 PM
- - chucho   problem w/ school is they are now out to make mone...   May 13, 2005 - 11:27 AM
- - Crzybakerdog   actaully its not the schools out to make the money...   May 13, 2005 - 1:32 PM
- - Sev408   YES YES YES YES, ahh for 27,000 $$...   May 14, 2005 - 1:19 PM
- - Andason   i believe in the computer area you dont really nee...   May 14, 2005 - 4:14 PM
- - prpnum1   Um, i dropped out of college after like 3 months a...   May 14, 2005 - 9:48 PM


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