11-30-2018, 02:53 AM
(11-30-2018, 12:34 AM)Life Long Learning Wrote: Warren Buffett's comments are spot on!
The Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QY0NDWqzk
I think a lot of us already realize this. I honestly feel that some employers require degrees because they had to pay for theirs so they exclude people who don't have one (or don't have the right kind). It is almost never a guarantee of success no matter where they graduated from. In fact, some of my best employees have been self-taught non-degree holders.
But yes, Warren Buffett is right, the real value of a big name degree is the brand association and the network, not the education.
My interest in higher education degrees is primarily about meeting personal goals. Secondarily, it is about personal presentation in the eyes of people who see a certain education level as the minimum bar to be taken seriously as a professional. I've come to realize that my desire for a bachelor's degree is really just a stepping stone towards my real goal of a graduate degree (or multiple degrees).
Working on: Debating whether I want to pursue a doctoral program or maybe another master's degree in 2022-23
Complete:
MBA (IT Management), 2019, Western Governors University
BSBA (Computer Information Systems), 2019, Thomas Edison State University
ASNSM (Computer Science), 2019, Thomas Edison State University
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Complete:
MBA (IT Management), 2019, Western Governors University
BSBA (Computer Information Systems), 2019, Thomas Edison State University
ASNSM (Computer Science), 2019, Thomas Edison State University
ScholarMatch College & Career Coach
WGU Ambassador