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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
but professor-- you're studying philosophy. if im guessing right, you might have an academic career in mind. hence your education is a prerequisite, not an option.
im not discounting the value of an education. on the contrary, i think it's a great thing. but often times it tends to be overvalued and entered into without proper consideration-- almost as a reflex. and that (not necessarily the demands of it) is why so many people flunk out or end up with useless degrees.
i encourage people who want an education to get one. but i advise people who are not sure if they want one to pursue other things until the time comes when they truly need one.
i have taught college students and i can testify: adult students are better and work harder than spoiled partygoers trying to appease their parents. because one group wants it badly, and the other is more concerned with getting high.
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i would agree with most of that... i did not start university until i was 24 and i did not have much to say to the younger students then because they all thought it was about partying and i had already done that for 9 years. i worked harder and had my job lined up before i even finished my degree. i walked straight into a well payed job, but most of all it was exactly what i wanted to do anyway.
in australia it is easy to go to university because the cost is not so debilitating. a BA costs around au$16000 which is great and the government has a scheme so you can go even if you can't afford it upfront. although that is looking to change in the very near future.
if you are unsure what you want to study, go os... if you are sure, then go study get your degree then travel as much as you want....