Topic: Will you further your degree from school, or learn a new skill after college? - page 3. (Read 877 times)
November 05, 2022, 04:53:38 PM
I already have a degree and a masters, and would still love to earn one for a different field that I can use to integrate on what I want to do later down the line. I don't learn that much when it comes to solo learning, so I guess it'll be hard for me to pick up a new skill that I can make money off. True that is way cheaper and more flexible than going back to college, but not everyone is capable of learning things by themselves. Also, I am quite okay financially so I think I can fund my college degree if I want to. Luckily, I do not live in the US where college is extremely expensive, and so I think I'll go back to college if given the chance (and time).
November 05, 2022, 03:51:19 PM
who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
I will advise both of them. For the one that is wanting to further her education from the degree she had, I would ask her if the field is a lucrative field because that is to be considered. This time around the economy is thriving from certain field and so studying courses related to that field will be beneficial. And for the other that want to learn skill, this is a superb thinking and if the background you have is a lucrative field then learn skill related to it so that you will have advantage and learn faster.
November 05, 2022, 03:04:41 PM
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For your #1 friend, it really depends actually such as the industry that she will be working on. Here in my country, pushing through Master's Degree would be beneficial to some courses like IT where it would lead to a more "higher" position especially in the government jobs. Other industries might be or might be not. For your #2 friend, if she would pursue to be a freelancer, then it would be a great help plus the cost would be a bit lower since resources for learning skills out there are almost free. If we would put web dev skills for example, you could just watch plenty of tutorials and do your own project then google the rest for almost free of charge.
Both of your friends are already fine in the first place since they are both degree holder, now it all just depends on "what" are they going to pursue.
November 05, 2022, 02:58:40 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
They are the ones who do really need to make up such decision because they are the ones who do need to choose on whats best for them.If one of them had decided to get further courses then its his/here choiceand if someone do choose on getting other skills then its his choice.But the thing which others been mentioning earlier that having a degree or skills cant guarantee success ahead.
It would always matter on how you do make use of your intellect and knowledge on various things which we do know that it could not really give out that kind of assurance.
There's no way that we could see on whats our future but at least we do have the idea on which path we would go.
November 05, 2022, 02:48:22 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
I will say NO, don't waste your time on getting those degrees because its actually useless probably can give a job if you are from a high grade college in decent company but you only persist in the job only with the skills and honestly the degrees aren't giving the knowledge they just teach something which we don't really apply anywhere in the real world. So better focus on learning a new skill or related to the degree you completed so it will help getting the job as well as excell in it. 
November 05, 2022, 02:39:17 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
Why should we give them advice? Let them decide on their own what path they will choose.
We are not in a place to give advice or suggestions but rather support them in what will they do because either of the options is both good depending on how they will work on it on the way.
Just give them a nice saying of good luck and show them some support on their respective decision.
November 05, 2022, 02:29:35 PM
If I had the chance to go back to college, and read the course I read all over again, am very sure i would opt to learn a new skill after graduation. The economy right now doesn't favor those that have studied a non-professional course. Wherebeit, one has to relearn a job description inorder to fit into a field or office.
On the other hand, those that have a skill have the advantage of working for themselves while having the ability yo increase their income as they gain more experience with a seeming easy progression.
On the other hand, those that have a skill have the advantage of working for themselves while having the ability yo increase their income as they gain more experience with a seeming easy progression.
November 05, 2022, 12:37:17 PM
Let the one that want to continue with her education do so, and not be discouraged, maybe it's her destiny, and let the one that want to learn a skill not be discouraged to doing so. As for me, I will rather learn a skill than going back to school. I learned every necessary skill I am now using to make money from my home with just my computer. I should have started learning skill earlier.
November 05, 2022, 12:36:00 PM
It depends on whether the person has found purpose in that career or field his/her college education has prepared them for. Bagging a dozen degrees doesn’t guarantee success in life In my country, the field of study is usually decided by parents even before the child is born, the choice is already made for you and it’s always one of these three options; A doctor, lawyer, or Engineer…anything else is considered a disappointment. People who go through this route end up working at a job they hate and feel miserable doing it because they have no passion for it. It takes guts to defy the status quo and do what you love. My advice to anyone choosing a career path is look inward and find your “WHY”, when you do that, you will find a career that suits your God given gift.
November 05, 2022, 12:16:19 PM
I think higher education is very important in the current era. The world revolves around talent and skills these days but they need to be higher forms to overcome the competitions and also stand out of the crowd.
The problem with school skills is little off the track. School isn’t the place where they teach specialised subjects or give skill set viable to sustain the career in private sector or even government sectors. Schools are mostly basics and also mixture of various topics and subjects.
However, higher education can prosper the knowledge to such level it gives us tactics to specialised experimentation to survive in the real work environment.
The only exception case would be if they are highly talented to grasp surrounding quickly and are going into the business right after the school. Not everyone can do that easily. So better think twice for any diversions.
The problem with school skills is little off the track. School isn’t the place where they teach specialised subjects or give skill set viable to sustain the career in private sector or even government sectors. Schools are mostly basics and also mixture of various topics and subjects.
However, higher education can prosper the knowledge to such level it gives us tactics to specialised experimentation to survive in the real work environment.
The only exception case would be if they are highly talented to grasp surrounding quickly and are going into the business right after the school. Not everyone can do that easily. So better think twice for any diversions.
November 05, 2022, 12:06:15 PM
This will depend on your goal and dreams in life, many still push to learn more and that’s good for them while the others are already contented and don’t want to spend another years in school, they tend to try something new and many succeed on this as well.
Agree. Further education is the right choice if you want to get a job that requires more education. For example, once you want to be a lecturer, it mostly requires a master's degree. So, it is not enough if you only pass a bachelor's degree, you must continue further education. But if you feel bored educating at university and eager to get a direct job after finishing a bachelor's degree, it is better to learn some skills that can ease you to finding a job. So, both are the right options, depending on the ambition/goal.What I realize in life is that, you can a learn a lot of things outside the school so better to explore it more and have a determination to succeed, many billionaires today didn’t even finish their college so I guess this is not all about your school education, but more on experiences.
Don't get inspired by success stories, because there are thousand others that have failed following that path. November 05, 2022, 02:16:45 AM
It's a bit hard to give a detailed recommendation without knowing more about them, their field of studies and where their interest are. Let's say you really like the college atmosphere, studying a lot and writing papers, than I would recommend you go for a higher eduction. Getting a PhD only makes sense if you have a passion in the field and like to study. Getting a higher qualification only with the goal to get a better job later than it's not the best move in my opinion. There is only a small fraction of jobs where a PhD is really necessary to get the job, in most fields getting work experience is much better. You can be the best qualified and educated person, if you have 0 work experience it's going to be hard to get a good job. My advice would be to find the area you want to work in later in life and work towards that goal. Get the necessary work experience when you are young and don't be afraid to switch career paths if it helps your long term goal.
November 03, 2022, 09:41:09 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
If asked who do you support among them? Of course, I answered that I would support both of them because judging by the decisions they made for their own development, they both aim to develop themselves in different ways and maybe they have studied and analyzed what things they will go through to achieve their goals, especially in the learning stage. The advice that I give whatever their decision on the path of life they take, I hope they are consistent and disciplined in achieving their goals. November 03, 2022, 09:24:20 PM
Two college degree means the person really multiple interests. Some people discover thier passion late like 10 years after graduating from Business they suddenly have an interest in becoming a doctor. If he just learned his passion for curing and nursing patients, he likely wouldn't take a business degree.
It really is not a problem also if after graduating in business, he pursues a master of business administration (MBA).
But having multiple degrees and then starting again with another degree, then this guy will end up as a MASTER OF NONE.
November 03, 2022, 09:14:22 PM
I'd only continue furthering my education if I was chasing a major degree. If not then I'd be better off working and studying new skills both at the same time so that I can one, increase my investment portfolio if possible and two, increase the possible sources of income one can have. That doesn't mean that in the first case you can't stop studying though, just that a major degree can bring you bigger job opportunities in the long run.
It ultimately depends on what you want to do though, efficiency would only come once you have a solid idea or goal of what you want to be in the future. Both paths lead to you being able to build up your wealth anw as long as done properly, it's just a matter of "how".
It ultimately depends on what you want to do though, efficiency would only come once you have a solid idea or goal of what you want to be in the future. Both paths lead to you being able to build up your wealth anw as long as done properly, it's just a matter of "how".
November 03, 2022, 08:34:07 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
- Based on your story, it appears that the other wants to get a master's degree in the course he took in college. And the other one was hired to become an employee right after graduating from college. did I understand correctly?
As far as I can see, there is nothing wrong with two college graduates. We don't know the situation of the one who has learned enough that he wants to earn money, because he may be one of the expectations of his family, so he said that there is no need to get a master's degree.
November 03, 2022, 05:57:53 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
I have a friend tell me a good trick for whether you would have to keep pursuing your studies, or if you are to stray from the path and make your own way through entrepreneurship or some other venture that does not involve the four corners of a classroom. What you have to do first is determine what your passion really is, and if you think your passion is worthy enough to be pursued. Next, check if your passion's learning curve and career curve is linear or exponential. Linear is when you just have to get a degree for it, probably study masters, and then get a job that hardly changes for the rest of your life. Exponential careers are those that are dynamic and changes in intensity over time, due to certain conditions and parameters. Summed up, it will all make sense especially for the peeps right here who's still conflicted on what to do for their future. 
November 03, 2022, 05:39:05 PM
What will be your advice to two friends who have just finished from college, one is considering furthering her education in the degree she has gotten from college, the other says she has learnt enough from school and rather than looking to further her education in the degree she has gotten from school, she is considering learning a good skill that she considers will be highly sort after. If it will cost roughly the same amount of money for the both of them to go with what they like and both choices are prospective, who would you advice to reconsider, and who would you encourage to continue?
I'll advice them to follow their hearts, whatever they think is right for their future careers then just do it. They may have a different path to take but it seemed planned from the beginning and they know what they're doing. Both of them can stop at anytime as well and pursue to work since both of them finished college. So, when they feel exhausted to the paths that they've taken, they can stop and do something else that will make them in the perfect shape and form. We all have our own timelines and we can't dictate what they have to do for their own lives and futures. 
November 03, 2022, 05:29:19 PM
This will depend on your goal and dreams in life, many still push to learn more and that’s good for them while the others are already contented and don’t want to spend another years in school, they tend to try something new and many succeed on this as well.
Agree. Further education is the right choice if you want to get a job that requires more education. For example, once you want to be a lecturer, it mostly requires a master's degree. So, it is not enough if you only pass a bachelor's degree, you must continue further education. But if you feel bored educating at university and eager to get a direct job after finishing a bachelor's degree, it is better to learn some skills that can ease you to finding a job. So, both are the right options, depending on the ambition/goal.What I realize in life is that, you can a learn a lot of things outside the school so better to explore it more and have a determination to succeed, many billionaires today didn’t even finish their college so I guess this is not all about your school education, but more on experiences.
Yep. However, it is not recommended to follow them. Not every single person can be successful in the same way.We have our own way, and education is always needed. Don't be inspired by the billionaires who failed in their education, no guarantee to be successful as them.
November 03, 2022, 04:49:31 PM
This will depend on your goal and dreams in life, many still push to learn more and that’s good for them while the others are already contented and don’t want to spend another years in school, they tend to try something new and many succeed on this as well.
What I realize in life is that, you can a learn a lot of things outside the school so better to explore it more and have a determination to succeed, many billionaires today didn’t even finish their college so I guess this is not all about your school education, but more on experiences.
What I realize in life is that, you can a learn a lot of things outside the school so better to explore it more and have a determination to succeed, many billionaires today didn’t even finish their college so I guess this is not all about your school education, but more on experiences.
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