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Originally Posted by justjim

As a general rule, a college degree means more income, that said, much depends on what your major happens to be. An Engineer and a CPA, as examples, will generally earn more lifetime income than a Social worker or art/music major etc. etc. however, a good salesman with ambition and drive (with a high school degree) could make more than all of those so called educated folks. What we are taught at home can never be adequately measured as to how we take advantage of opportunities as they come along in life.

College is more than just courses and grades. You can learn a lot about relationships, success/failures, persistence and independence. The key word here is "can". It's up to each individual. Forty two percent sounds about right.

Several people have taken the courses and passed, so they obtained their college degree. I have known several people who have degrees and are no brighter than some people who don't have degrees. Being intelligent doesn't mean you have to have a degree.

Following the elections, one is better to have a self possessed BS meter. It is better to be intelligent to see through what the candidates are really saying, so we don't wind up with someone we will wind up lamenting that we chose them.