College degrees are a waste of time, money and effort.

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Khuutra said:

KylieDog said:

I went to college and did A-levels.  Turned out to be a waste of time since they are only good for looking good on University applications and I wasn't ever going to afford that.

 

I instead stayed at college part time and qualified as an electrician with zero debt.  Was employed full time ever since until just before last christmas.

This is a cultural divide I became aware of only after moving to Canada

In the US, "college" and "university" are essentially the same - what Brits and Canadians call "college" is called "trade school" or "community college" in the States

 

College in Canada is more hands on than University.  University is a lot more about the theory.

I've had friends graduate from both types of post-secondary, and the ones that graduated from college found jobs easier than the ones who graduated from university (at least going from my limited viewpoint and based on what I took).

Unless you went to University of Waterloo and had Bill Gates come in and hire your entire graduating class :P