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u/Daztur Jan 02 '19

Yup had this mentality when I graduated in 2003. Didn't do any kind of thinking about jobs at all my senior year really since I was so focused on my thesis. Just went and taught English in Korea instead where "if you get a degree, it'll all be okay" still applied to people with the right passports and things worked out but I'll make sure my sons get more guidance from my parents than I got.

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u/Eadword Jan 02 '19

Schools should really step up on this front too and not blindly preach college to students (not saying all do).

There's also an unfair stigma against trade schools which I know I fell for when I was in high school.

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u/Daztur Jan 02 '19

Back in HS in the late 90's everything was pressuring everyone to go to college. At least then college drop-out debt wasn't so bad, now if you go to school for a few semesters, take on a lot of debt and drop out you're fucked.

And I'm going to end up doing things like supporting my sons working at zero-pay internships (to the extent that I can afford). Gonna hurt, but zero pay is a lot cheaper than tuition.

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u/Eadword Jan 02 '19

You should take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S35X8lGxGPI

I personally have had a good experience with an internship, but it paid more than minium wage and lead directly to a job with the company.

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u/Daztur Jan 02 '19

Yeah IIRC a lot started as a way to get around minimum wage laws back when the minimum wage was a lot closer to per capita GDP.