Comment on The cost of college in USA makes no sense anymore
superkret@feddit.org 6 days ago
Question from a milleniold abroad: How do you set yourself up for an upper middle class+ job in the US today?
Where I live, the trades are a good alternative if you want to make money earlier in life, but there’s a pretty hard upper limit.
With a university education, you earn nothing for a lot longer, then it takes you at least 10-15 years to catch up, and many never do, but if you want the potential to break out of lower middle class, don’t come from generational wealth, and don’t strike it lucky with founding your own company, there’s no other way.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 days ago
If you want to go the college route, you need to be strategic.
Choose a degree program that has a high return on investment. A lot of universities report salaries. Also ask if there are internship programs and if they are paid; paid internship programs generally mark a higher salary field.
Network in college. Get to know your classmates. Get to know alumni. Build study groups with people who will make you a better student.
Practice leadership. Participate in clubs and student organizations. Learn how to lead groups by leading groups. Go to different events/parties.
superkret@feddit.org 6 days ago
That all sounds helpful, useful, and depressing as fuck.
I’m glad I don’t have to deal with all that shit anymore.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 days ago
It is what it is; just getting a college degree by itself isn’t as useful as it was before. Also, some degrees are better than others.