The only thing I learned in college that I use today I learned in my work-study job. However, law school actually taught a lot of stuff I did use a great deal.
I took Computer Science/Applied Math in college. The CS curriculum was outdated before I even started school and I never used the math. The only thing I got out of college was some practice writing programs, but even that didn’t prepare me for work. Unfortunately, the curriculum today is still outdated.
I have a university degree in English Literature. We had to take a few courses in other disciplines to get a “well rounded education”. I had planned on being a teacher but my grades weren’t quite good enough. So i went into retail, in a bulk food store. The university course i use every day was “Introduction to Apiculture”. Anyone asks a question about honey and i almost always remember the answer from that course.
When I think back to all the crap I learned in college,It’s a wonder I can think at all;But the excess education didn’t hurt too much,I can read the writing on the wall.(Apologies to Paul Simon.)
momofalex7 over 3 years ago
That’s because he’s not using any of it.
Ratkin Premium Member over 3 years ago
The only thing I learned in college that I use today I learned in my work-study job. However, law school actually taught a lot of stuff I did use a great deal.
ddjg over 3 years ago
Wow! Good one today!
The childinme over 3 years ago
What I learned has been outdated in every discipline I studied!
Chris over 3 years ago
seems okay to me. :D
boydjb47 over 3 years ago
The old days when banks did student loans and not the government. That change is one of the causes of too high tuition.
1953Baby over 3 years ago
Hell, much of what I learned in college has been superceded by new findings. . .it’s been an interesting 60 years. . .
uniquename over 3 years ago
I took Computer Science/Applied Math in college. The CS curriculum was outdated before I even started school and I never used the math. The only thing I got out of college was some practice writing programs, but even that didn’t prepare me for work. Unfortunately, the curriculum today is still outdated.
sandpiper over 3 years ago
Faced with actual life experiences, theoretical knowledge fades fast.
mourdac Premium Member over 3 years ago
So car loans should go down because the car is depreciating in value? But home loans would go up….
royq27 over 3 years ago
He learned something in college?
theincrediblebulk over 3 years ago
I have a university degree in English Literature. We had to take a few courses in other disciplines to get a “well rounded education”. I had planned on being a teacher but my grades weren’t quite good enough. So i went into retail, in a bulk food store. The university course i use every day was “Introduction to Apiculture”. Anyone asks a question about honey and i almost always remember the answer from that course.
Lee26 Premium Member over 3 years ago
I continue to be grateful that I left College without any debt. Now, about that math degree I ‘earned’……lol.
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member over 3 years ago
So much of what is taught in college is useless and has little use in life, let alone in the field of study.
They tell Physicians that half of what they were taught in medical school will be wrong in 5 years – they just don’t know what half. And it’s true.
Nursing school and methodology is ridiculously outdated – by a factor of decades.
Take a look at al the courses that have no substance that colleges offer.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 3 years ago
There should be a money back guarantee if that “education” fails to get you a job
paranormal over 3 years ago
For the first half of the loan term, you’re paying almost all finance charge…
hooglah over 3 years ago
Oh….that’s so sweet.
Ukko wilko over 3 years ago
When I think back to all the crap I learned in college,It’s a wonder I can think at all;But the excess education didn’t hurt too much,I can read the writing on the wall.(Apologies to Paul Simon.)
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
maybe he should’ve paid a retainer fee…
walstib Premium Member over 3 years ago
Jimmy Buffett: ♪ “Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge, but all you want to do is learn how to score”♪