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Originally Posted by Gridlock
That said, there are exceptions to every rule. I have met people that have a degree that are narrow minded and short sighted. I have met people without formal education that are smarter than most that have. But talking averages across the board, education in a formal setting opens your mind to new thinking processes and ways of handling problems and situations that you will be hard pressed to replicate alone. Hollywood my friend, is a poor substitute.
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this. yes this is the point of university.
to ascend one's thinking, and even consciousness to a higher level. now that you cannot put a price tag on
also, it is the type of people you get to meet. esp if the school is more known globally, you will get to meet a better cross section of people from all across the world. to share different experiences and foundations of knowledge.
to have this refined cosmopolitan knowledge really makes you stand out.
now i think the problem with university graduates is this:
1. they choose a faculty or area of study with no real job prospects. what they learnt/people they have met may have been mind ascending, but they cannot find a money making application to it. (my advice is, take a secondary degree or even go to BCIT after graduating)
2. the system of education is not perfect of course. alot of it has been bastardized, and is now a money making factory. education is a HUGE industry. but with almost everything in life, almost everything beautiful is surrounded by a plot of shit. it is up to the individual to be able to extract the goodness out of anything.
We could make the argument that the university school system is overrated, but educating oneself to higher planes is never a bad investment.