College Lies?

I feel so bad for college students these days and how ignorant most of them are. Most think that employers will KISS THEIR FEET and welcome them with opened arms into the business.





I graduated from two CUNY colleges in NYC and have been struggling with TWO college degrees. I try very hard to help students see THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH of life after college.


Students are nothing more than MONEY to a school but colleges DARE NOT say this truth for fear of loosing students.





I feel that most colleges lie to get students with no guarantee of future success.





Your view?

College Lies?
Yeah, of course going to college doesn't guarantee future success. I don't think many people believe employers will "kiss their feet." Going to college does, however, open up more opportunities--there are many jobs that require a college degree, and without them, those options would be shut off to you.


Plus, college is not all about getting a job after college--it's about gaining more knowledge, growing up, etc.
Reply:college are in the education business not the job placement business





That is why they offer Art, Theater and Cinema





Each year the US Universities graduate 5,000 film directors who will NEVER be





Most will never get a job much better than wedding video maker





its up to the student to pick a career that has potential





you didn't say what your degrees are in





Move away from NYC and go where there's a wal mart they'll give you a management job at $35K a year
Reply:When I graduated from college, my dad told me that commencement meant the beginning of my education, not the end. The old man was usually full of crap, but he was right about this. An education is supposed to do more than prepare a person for the work world. Personality is more important in the corporate world than intellect. Take a good look at yourself, and see what you bring to the table besides a degree. Most people I know work in fields outside their major.
Reply:It isn't the college's job to get you a job, just to give you enough education that you can learn to do the job you get. They just accept what students they can into the courses available. If there are loads of students in an already overcrowded field, tough. You just have to be the best.





The world may owe you a living but you have to work like hell to collect.
Reply:Future success is only guaranteed by the individual. I would be successful with or without college. I chose to go to college to open doors for me, not to put my success or lack thereof on their shoulders. I received the education I paid for, and I thank them for that. What I do with that information is up to me. I started my first company while still in school. I'm on my third and it's valued at over $300 million. Unrealistic world views motivate alot of young people to do better. They have the rest of their lives to learn the tough lessons, let them have 4 years of fun.
Reply:If you approach college as a career training program you will fail.





Higher education is just that - education. It's up to the individual to take their education and make something out of it.





If your attitude is that college is the way to a job, I suggest you go the trades route and do an apprenticeship in plumbing or carpentry.

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