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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
When a person graduates from high school, my advice to them is to go to college and get a 4-year degree. Anyone can get a degree, even those who are not very intelligent. And with proper planning, you don't need to go deeply into debt. But recently, some people are promoting the idea to skip college and to learn a trade, like welding or plumbing. It is interesting that most of these people already have college degrees, like Mike Rowe, who is always promoting trade schools. I don't have anything against Mike Rowe, but he has a net worth of $30 million, that he didn't earn by being a welder. With a college degree, you will always have more opportunities to get a higher paying job, that does not require hard work, than someone with no degree. Just my opinion.
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When a person graduates from high school, my advice to them is to go to college and get a 4-year degree.
Anyone can get a degree, even those who are not very intelligent.
I fear that the bolded statement is becoming truer every day. Many colleges have lowered their standards in order to be inclusive. High schools are pumping out graduates that can barely read (my wife was a HS teacher for many years). Yet a "not very intelligent" person in a position that actually needs a college degree is destined to fail.
There is a large segment of the population that can be successful in a trade. They will probably be happier too.