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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In pursuit of equity, most top corporations intend to implement a “college/university degree optional” clause for all employee hiring within the next 5 years.

With the elimination of degree requirements, why bother with the expense and time to earn a college degree? [/quote]

I don't see degree as a need but college education builds foundation for personal and professional development.[/quote]

No, more than anything else, college builds student loan debt, poor credit scores, and bad judgement [/quote]

College leads to a degree which is still the preference of the vast majority of [b]employers for jobs that you would actually want you kid to do[/b] [/quote]

Again with the turning up the nose at the trades.

My welder daughter is 26 and debt free save for her house. She has a brand new truck, a home of her own bought with no co signer two years ago.

She works to live and not the opposite.

Oh yes, she paid for her schooling herself which was reimbursed by her employer. She is now working on an MBA for the skills and knowledge to be able to own and run her own business.

The world needs more welders and plumbers and hvac workers, etc.

I want that more for children than a paper degree. [/quote]

So, just to be clear: Your 26 yo welder daughter has a bachelor's degree? Because last I checked, a bachelor's degree was still a requirement for entry into graduate school.

Also, my kid graduated from a 4-year university at 21 and owns a house and a car without co-signers, too. He's debt-free as well, earns $125,000 and has savings. Not sure what your point is?

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That’s an ahole response.  His point was that his daughter has been successful in her job as a welder and has led her to owning a home on her own at 26, a young age for a single person.  She’s way ahead of the typical couple who are buying a house with two incomes at around 30 years old.   Don’t act like what she’s done isn’t impressive.

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Try to keep up: I was calling him out as a lying liar who lies since no university accepts a student into an MBA program who doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree. And since he is caught lying about THAT it’s safe to assume the rest of his anecdote is complete and utter bullshit too. [/quote]

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