Comments on: The 10 Most Worthless College Majors http://www.bspcn.com/2008/06/05/the-10-most-worthless-college-majors/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Clayton Thomas http://www.bspcn.com/2008/06/05/the-10-most-worthless-college-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-34337 Clayton Thomas Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:55:33 +0000 http://www.bspcn.com/2008/06/05/the-10-most-worthless-college-majors/#comment-34337 @Jeremiah Walker: Even a degree from Yale or Harvard isn't a guarantee that you'll find a good job... nor is it a guarantee that you'll actually receive a quality education if you attend those schools. I was admitted to Yale, MIT, and Duke... I chose to attend Duke for the science program. I worked my ass off throughout high school to get into these schools, and then spent another 4 years working to maintain an "A-" average in college. Now, I'm three years post-graduation and I'm chronically unemployed. Almost no one seems to care about where I went to college; it's rarely mentioned by interviewers, and if I mention my academic credentials, I usually get a smile and a nod - nothing more. The fact is, most employers are concerned with real skills, which Ivy League (and Ivy League equivalent) schools do not provide. As frustrating as it is, I can understand why employers reject Ivy Leaguers on the grounds that they need full training from the ground up, and it's simply not worth the employer's time and money to do so. If you want my advice, community college certificates/associates degrees in practical skills will give you the most bang for your buck. That's what I'm about to start doing, so that I can offer some real-world skills, rather than being able to say "I got a 1570 on the SAT and got admitted to some Ivy League schools." In my opinion, college degrees generally aren't worth the paper they're printed on - and that includes degrees from places like Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Duke, etc. @Jeremiah Walker:
Even a degree from Yale or Harvard isn’t a guarantee that you’ll find a good job… nor is it a guarantee that you’ll actually receive a quality education if you attend those schools. I was admitted to Yale, MIT, and Duke… I chose to attend Duke for the science program. I worked my ass off throughout high school to get into these schools, and then spent another 4 years working to maintain an “A-” average in college. Now, I’m three years post-graduation and I’m chronically unemployed. Almost no one seems to care about where I went to college; it’s rarely mentioned by interviewers, and if I mention my academic credentials, I usually get a smile and a nod – nothing more.

The fact is, most employers are concerned with real skills, which Ivy League (and Ivy League equivalent) schools do not provide. As frustrating as it is, I can understand why employers reject Ivy Leaguers on the grounds that they need full training from the ground up, and it’s simply not worth the employer’s time and money to do so.

If you want my advice, community college certificates/associates degrees in practical skills will give you the most bang for your buck. That’s what I’m about to start doing, so that I can offer some real-world skills, rather than being able to say “I got a 1570 on the SAT and got admitted to some Ivy League schools.”

In my opinion, college degrees generally aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on – and that includes degrees from places like Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Duke, etc.

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