I don’t think being ‘more focused’ is necessarily a good thing. The problem is we’re looking at college as job training, and yeah, theoretically we’re going to find a job in the field that we’re majoring in because theoretically we enjoy that the most — but nothing’s set in stone.
Education is about learning. It’s about making you a well-rounded person and giving you life experience perspective that you can look back on. I’ve met so many people in college that come from so many places that I never would have known about if I stayed in my close - knit community at home. That’s the real gem.
The thing is, anymore it doesn’t really matter what your undergraduate degree is in: it’s the fact that you have it that counts. If any job or field requires a specific degree, more often than not they’re looking for a graduate degree. (Keep in mind that is a generalization.)
Really we need to keep the price in check because you are right: cost is going up and the ‘worth’ is going down, but that’s only if you are looking at worth by your qualifications. My college education is worth it, not only because of the classes I take but because of the people I meet and the things I discover about myself. I’ve tried things that I never would have done before. But keep in mind that as more and more people are getting their degree, the more difficult it would be to compete without one.
And, as you said yourself, at the job you were interning at, almost everyone had a degree. So be thankful you have one. Consider it padding — especially since you graduated debt free.
Ackerman hall government put on paint twister today. It was so much fun!
