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Originally Posted by npwalters
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.
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It depends on what the position is. Unfortunately, if you use your degree to get a Government job, it is almost impossible to fail. And, Government jobs just keep increasing in number. The Government handles incompetence by hiring more people.