College Lies & Real World Truths

Deceptions I learned in college...and then the real truth.

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Lie: A college degree will land you a good paying job.

Truth: A college degree is useless - without extensive experience along with it.

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Lie: You will make 60% more over the course of your career with a college education.

Truth: You will spend just as much time as someone without a degree earning that 60% (except you will be paying back student loans.

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Lie: A college degree is a good investment.

Truth: Two words. Student loans. And don't think you are going to go without them! The average student loan debt upon graduation is $25,000! Note: Those individuals must make at least $75,000 a year to repay the loan in 10 years. Some college grads leave school with 6 digit debt.

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Lie: You will graduate making more than the folks who skipped out on college.

Truth: All your friends will be making more than you - doing plumbing. They will own a house, and be saving for retirement. You will have to start at the bottom, and pay back all the bills you racked up while in school.

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Lie: You will become well-rounded and study Socrates so you will sound smart.

Truth: You will waste your time with research papers and group projects that are completly useless to anything you will ever do in real life.

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Lie: You will develop professional skills and be fully ready to take on life.

Truth: You will be delayed in your percption of the 'real world.' You won't know how to manage money & you will not know the very basic rules of society. But you can make one hell of a journal entry about the Odyssey.

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Lie: You will gain experience in the work world.

Truth: No deacent employer will hire you, because your crazy school schedule, study requirements, and after school group meetings for projects. You can however, work in a bar or at Hooters (nice. and professional.)

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Lie: You will make friends you will always be close to and you can network with for your future careers.

Truth: You will never speak to you old college buddies again.

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Lie: You will specialize in your field of study and move right on to the top.

Truth: You will study beer and boys.

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Lie: You will easily find a job right out of college.

Truth: Some of my peers still can't found a real job. They are still working at the golf course as a cart girl and we have been out for nearly 2 years.

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Lie: You will make a name for yourself.

Truth: You will not realize how expensive life really is. Health insurance, car insurance, gas, student loan payments, and how much of your income goes toward taxes. Get ready - it ain't pretty.

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Lie: You need to go to Grad school.

Truth: LOL.

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All that being said...I had a really FUN time in college and it will be a time I never will forget. However, some days I feel like it was such a waste of time. Today if you asked if it was worth it, I would say no. 10 years from now - maybe.