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[quote=Anonymous]PP, you are talking anecdotally here, not based on statistics.  What the statistics show is that for the vast majority of college graduates, the return is well worth the investment.  I would tend to stick with the statistics and not based on various isolated anecdotes.  By the way, that is one of the skills that you learn in college - how to read, digest, interpret and analyze large amounts of data so that you are making informed decisions.

Does this mean that everyone is cut out for or needs to go to college to be successful?  No, of course not.  However, I am hedging my bets.  I have two college degrees in supposedly "worthless" majors and I am earning 2 1/2 times the median national average income.  Did I earn that right out of school?  No.

FYI, here is some of the types of jobs that are available for an English major (which I am not), just to counter the belief that someone with an English degree is "unemployable."

&lt;div&gt;<a  href="http://www.payscale.com/2011-best-colleges/careers-for-english-majors.asp">Popular Careers for English Majors</a>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top"&gt;<a href="http://www.payscale.com/2011-best-colleges/careers-for-english-majors.asp"><img   src="http://www.payscale.com/staticdatachart.aspx?mode=Chart&dataset=English.2011&title=Popular Careers for English Majors" /></a>&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top"&gt;<img  src="http://www.payscale.com/staticdatachart.aspx?mode=Legend&dataset=English.2011" /><br /><b>Methodology</b><br />Jobs ranked by popularity among graduates. Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees from all colleges.  See <a href="http://www.payscale.com/2011-best-colleges/salary-report.asp">full methodology</a> for more.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;[/quote]

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