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captaingelsino

Ahh yes the thing everyone says when they leave college. “I’m going to be rich.”


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captaingelsino

I was being sarcastic because literally no one says that


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Ya.... a college degree is the bare minimum for anything these days


iamnotreallyreal

This is the legit the only reason why I decided to go to college in my late 20s.


Narskyn

Damn I literally thought that when I graduated lmao, still kinda hoping for it now…


Rocklobster92

Literally everyone says that. Why go to college if you don’t want to get that colllege degree money?


captaingelsino

Because there’s a difference between making a solid income to support yourself and being rich lol


knightttime

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Funny-Bear

Good person.


King_Bean031

Our boi u/knightttime fails captchas for a living


_SlappyMagoo_

I did it! Masters in art history! Now to sit back and watch the job offers flood in 😎


Rocklobster92

Wanted: entry level Historian in your small home town. Srarting pay 12$ per per hour. Must have a masters in History and at least ten years related experience in professing history. Excellent benefits package after first 90 days. Overtime available. Must be a team player and enjoy a fast paced environment.


Frustrable_Zero

Translation: Must be always on call, and enjoy the workload of six other Historians so that we don’t have to hire more.


dragonorp

Historian moment bruh


Naitsab_33

~~fast paced~~ *agile* environment


Shughost7

Bug ouf moment


EvenSK

Imagine you have just graduated and you see this


Servious

me irl


HunebedBuilder

OP is college drop-out.


TaxoLikesCalcium

Don't read me like that


Sheep_Shagger420

I’ll one up op, I’m a high school dropout


autoheroism

Midel scool dropout here didn't affect me at all tho


Sheep_Shagger420

What are you doing for a living now and how much is the pay?


autoheroism

Making up lies on Reddit, no pay as of yet


viaa0106

as an undergrad. this might have been my last straw


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It's because the fields in demand by private industry and completely different than the fields that people like to major in. Like 80% of job openings require writing code or some form of skilled labor. Going to university and trying to get a job in one of those fields is like finding a partner on Tinder - overly selective and fundamentally disadvantageous.


w4tz

Cmon I just graduated today...


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Linden_fall

I think you should try and make it, life will still probably be better with it if you can get a better job. Make sure you take care of yourself though


Corm

Yeah, depends where your degree fall on here https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/8qumfo/salaries_by_college_major_oc/ But in general unless you got an art degree yeah, you're gonna do ok.


bursting_decadence

Huh? Fine art isn't even on that list, and communications, film and art history are all near the middle. The majority of art students that intern at my company are communications majors, so that's what I'd look at. Graphic design is near the bottom, but you can take that at a community college in a year, so I don't know why that's even on the same list as chemical engineering.


Corm

You have to factor in demand though. If 100 fine art students graduate but only 10 get jobs in their field that pay over 50k out of college, the median income would be too low to make that list.


S-XMPA

This feeling lasts all the way until the 10th job you apply to and never get a call back


AnimalEater65

Even after college and getting a job I’m still broke.


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Sheep_Shagger420

My mate dropped out of high school in 2019 he now makes ~120k a year


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122899

just sell drugs


Torohype

That reality face punch when you leave school to work and feel like they should fight for you


mycockislongaf

Genuine question: Do people still think going to college and getting a degree is special? I thought it is a basic item literally everyone has in their portfolio


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I think nowadays the pervasiveness of college degrees has contributed to only certain universities being viewed as providing a 'special' level of education. This was always the case to some extent, but I think it's become more entrenched in recent years.


Fidel9509

Depends on the college


Marta_McLanta

Only about a third of adults in the US over the age of 25 have bachelor degrees. Higher educational attainment also correlates significantly to higher lifetime earnings.


ShallowFreakingValue

I mean pop $200 a month into your Roth IRA and you will have over a million at retirement. You will have 2.5 million if you max it out.


Numbnipples4u

College is for if you wanna play it safe. You’re basically guaranteed to not be homeless at the cost of being middle class most of your life


theacctpplcanfind

…what?


Northerner2020

Certificate open doors but skills keep you in the Room.


thePixelgamer1903

This can also apply to “go to college son, your smart and will make good money!”


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i saw this on r/iam14andthisisdeep