Post-Secondary

ENDERA.x - 4-26-2007 at 07:18 PM

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From another board. Six66Mike wrote:

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There are thousands of graduates out there working in fields totally unrelated to their degrees. They did the courses and maybe had a job for a while then realized hey, this is shit. I want to do something else. Imagine some poor bastard on an OSAP loan figuring out he took the wrong courses for 4 years of his life & is now too in debt to change that? If it was affordable he wouldn't have a problem going back to get a different education and a new career that he enjoyed.

I am an example of that. And not the only one of course, several others in my programs, from both Seneca and Centennial (I graduated from both) all said the same things. *This of course varies depending on who the person is, and what they were/are studying.

Yes, the market changed for my field of study a lot since even four years ago. Now I'm fucked. And I'm paying back a loan for something that was pretty much a waste of time. Moreover, I learned more from working in the field I went to study in the three years prior to and during the study period on my own opposed to from the schools. Personally, all I learned is that I'm in debt now. Was it worth it, no. *This of course varies depending on who the person is, and what they were/are studying.

So now, will I go back to post-secondary and learn even more and risk it, go into debt for a copious sum of capital? I doubt it. I'm discouraged. If I find something I want to do (besides what I thought I wanted to do) that requires more education then I probably will go back. At the moment though, no. I'm just going to try to find a half decent job and start paying back the money I owe already to OSAP.

Might I add that post-secondary institutions are not so much in it for education as they claim and mislead you to be; They are a business, they are in it to make money. Don't ever forget that.

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If any of you had success with post-secondary due discuss, or if not - do the same. Share your thoughts, and experiences.

Six66Mike - 4-26-2007 at 07:31 PM

LOL

clevohardcore - 4-26-2007 at 08:17 PM

It floored me one day when a person I knew pointed out to me about 10 years ago that they only reason College is around is to make money off you. Its not for you, its a business for them.