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My UD degree is WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#1Aug 12, 2008

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I have a BME from UD with a 3.225 GPA and I can't get a job anywhere! Noone will hire me. In every job I ever apply to, they always want 5-10 years experience doing exactly what the job entails. And I still have $31400 of student loan debt from my WORTHLESS degree!

I did everything society told me to do: I stayed in school, I said "no" to drugs, I didn't drink, I didn't smoke, I didn't gamble, I didn't have unmarried sex, I went to college, and I got my education. And now my only reward is to be treated like an EX-CON!

I would be better off making a living by selling drugs or robbing banks. Or maybe I should hire a team of mercenaries to take hostages and demand ransom, like Ed Harris did in that movie The Rock. At least that way I would be able to pay my bills!

DOWN WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE AND COLLEGE!
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#2Aug 12, 2008

I really HATE the way our society glorifies college. All those homeworks, quizzes, lab reports, tests, exams, midterms, finals, chapter readings, sleepless nights, boring lectures, and tyrant professors - all for what? To end up working at a call center for $8/hour? My BME is not even worth the cardboard it’s printed on! It's nothing more than an expensive placemat! None of my UD professors ever told me what a worthless degree I was getting! None of the UD officials ever told me I was going to be working at a call center making $8/hour!

All throughout the 80s society kept telling us the same thing over and over again:

“A high school diploma is not enough to make it in this world - you need to have a college degree”

“High school graduates only end up batching fries”

“Your chances of becoming an pro-athlete are next to nothing, but your chances of getting a career with a college degree are good”

“The way out of the ghetto is with a book, not with a basketball”

All the high school teachers kept telling us that we should be preparing to go to college.

All the TV shows of the 80s kept telling us how great college is, and how we can make it in this world with a college degree.

They kept telling us how college would open the door to a world of great opportunities.

The only opportunities I’m going to have are Wendys or Taco Bell!

College is the biggest legal ripoff in the country!!!!!!!!!!
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#3Aug 12, 2008

It's just like Chris Farley said,

"You're gonna be living in a VAN down by the RIVER!"
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#4Aug 12, 2008

It's just like that drug dealer said to the arresting officer in "21 Jump Street":

"You know what the biggest employer in the ghetto is? ROCK Man!" "They don't have career day down here in the Piedmont! Welcome to the real world, Mr. Pow-liceman!

I would have been better off selling drugs rather than going to UD and getting my worthless degree.
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#5Aug 12, 2008

Back in the 80s, college graduates were rare, so they were considered valuable by employers. Back then a bachelor's degree practically guaranteed a professional job. But since then, more and more people went to college, so now college graduates are no longer rare. Everyone has a degree now, and college grads have become a dime a dozen. With so many college grads applying for the same job, employers chose their candidates based on experience. It has rendered our degrees worthless.

The irony is that college educations have become more expensive since the 80s, costing nearly $1000/week. Some people are graduating with as much as $120000 in debt from student loans. Our degrees have become less valuable and cost more.
Now college grads have to move back in with their parents because the only job they can get with their worthless degree is flipping burgers at McDonald's. Some lie on the resume in a desperate attempt to get a job.

Society is still muddling in the muck of the 80's with the "College opens the door to a world of opportunities" crap, failing to account for all the screwed-over college grads flipping burgers at McDonald’s to pay their $30000 student loans.
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#6Aug 12, 2008

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Maybe Cho Seung-Hui did our society a favor. Just think: that's 33 people who won't end up flipping burgers to pay off their mountain of student loan debt. 33 people who aren't going stress through exams, lab reports, and homeworks - only to end up with worthless degrees.

How many more people are going to avoid college because of Cho? That's how many people who aren't going to get ripped off! They're not going to waste the time, money, and effort into getting a WORTHLESS DEGREE!
perfectsplit
Killeen, TX
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#7Aug 12, 2008

At some point they are going to have to start a charity fund for unemployed college graduates who can't get a job with their worthless degrees!

It really makes me sick when charities beg me for money when I have no job and a mountain of debt! It won't be long before I am begging alongside them!
good4nothingUDeg ree
Norwood, PA
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#8Aug 17, 2008

Class of 04, and I still can't find a lousy job other than restaurant work. I have bunch of student loans that I am paying every month but my degree has proved absolutely worthless so far. Every interview I go through asks for experience. The funny or sad thing is these jobs that are rejecting me pay like $12 - $13 an hour, or no more than $22,000 a year, which is hardly enough to cover one's bill nowadays. I am still hopeful that I will get something in the future. So far though, a total disappointment.

Eureka
Troutman, NC
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#9Aug 25, 2008

Wow, I'm glad to finally see someone else saying what I've been thinking. It is totally appalling how employers demand so much experience all the time. My college professors tried to brainwash students into believing that their degrees were going to make such a significant difference in their futures. Even though I gained a great deal of knowledge, college seemed like the longest 4 years of my life and what kept me motivated to get such a high GPA, as I did, was the thought of it paying off one day. I did everything society told me to do too. I made good grades my whole life, I didn't do drugs, I used to have ambition, and I tried very hard in all my classes, I graduated with honors in college...all for absolutely NOTHING. I've even considered working at a restaurant as a hostess or waitress or something. I'm also getting rejected for jobs that only pay about $9.00/hour. I'm used to rejection letters by now. It's so depressing. I've said many times over the last few months that it's amazing how society continues to tell such blatant lies to students. I do think college is great to gain a lot of knowledge just for the sake of learning, because I did learn more in one semester of college than I learned in all 4 years of High School, but for the money it costs, it's not worth anything in the job market. If I wanted to learn a lot I could have read a bunch of books, which I enjoy doing, instead of paying an arm and a leg to waste 4 years of my life taking tests, and losing sleep.
Spinocha
Indianapolis, IN
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#10Sep 1, 2008

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I just graduated with two equally worthless BA's--psychology and philosophy. Although my inner life has been deeply enriched, it seems as though I further alienated myself from the "real", working world. The only jobs available to me are jobs that only require a high school diploma...jobs that pay shit. In several respects, having college degrees is worse than not having any. I am in debt and no one wants to hire me.
Moreover, call centers are emasculating.(Have you seen "Office Space"?)
Ultimately, I think I am going back to school for an AA degree in some specific, technical degree.
Spinocha
Indianapolis, IN
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#11Sep 1, 2008

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I aquired a 3.8 GPA throughout college only to realize that I am actually the dumbest person I know.
Jeremy
Saint Louis, MO
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#12Sep 17, 2008

In December 2005 I graduated with a B.A. in Video Production from a highly touted university in St. Louis. I immediately was offered a job with a local production company for $9.50/hr. That sounded great except for the fact that I was already making $11/hr at my part-time retail job. I turned that part-time retail job into a full-time retail job while I looked for something in my field of Video Production/Communications.

After 2 1/2 years I found nothing and was still making around $20,000/yr in my retail job. I sent my resume everywhere including Canada and never got a single response back. I wrote e-mails to people at these companies and only got one e-mail back from a company in Canada that told me they liked what they saw but unfortunately could not hire me without a work visa there.

In the past 6 months I have moved to Los Angeles and volunteered for just ONE project for a non-profit organization and that lead to a job opportunity on a sitcom that I declined because it was 60 hours flexible hour anywhere between 12pm-5am for $560/week AND was only running for a few months before the show would go on a break until it was picked back up. If I am going to work 60 hours a week it had better be for at least $40,000/yr. Working 60 hours does not even give me time to find a second job!

Anyway, I have moved back to St. Louis and have been looking for a job every day for the past month and I do get calls from companies...you know, the ones where they say you will be making $100,000 in your first year. All others don't even respond to me.

I feel like since I have 10+ years experience in retail that I am now doomed to work that for the rest of my life, despite also having 3 years experience producing videos for several non-profit organizations and also working on a few projects out in LA where I was making just enough money to scrape by.

It is amazing, but comforting to see, that I am not alone in this struggle. Our whole economy sucks right now, but I don't think that desiring to make enough to actually save for my retirement is too much to expect with my degree and my $30,000 debt from it.
rick
Philadelphia, PA
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#13Oct 1, 2008

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it may not get much better for any of you if our government stays the course it is on...big business is in control...with no anti-trust laws to worry about they have succeeded in screwing the working class...unions don't work well anymore since most are in alliance with big business too...it is all big money and greed...
I have a degree in zoology and 30 years experience in the "green industry"...I'm 60 years old now and haven't been able to find a job that pays much more than unemployment...and don't forget I have to pay income taxes on that next year...it's not enough to live on ,but why tax wealthy people more when you can get all that easy money from unemployment and waitresses' tips...go figure...the last 30 years of government has taken away most of what the working class struggled for during the 1900-1970 era...
wake up people---end the republican party's hold on our governemt...vote for obama and start to give control back to the people...
good luck america...
Marky Mark
Sewell, NJ
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#14Oct 8, 2008

I totally understand the plight of everyone here. I have just graduated recently ( May 2008), with a B.A. degree in Biology. It is very challenging to find employment right now, especially considering this growth-challenged economy. I think the best way would maybe be networking (since that is the closest I had to possibly getting a job so far). I'm even considering earning some capital to start my own business, or SOMETHING. But obviously, to even get to that, i would need some sort of stable source of income. All factors considered, i am still being optimistic, that's all we CAN do... Good Luck to everyone...
kellyz
De Pere, WI
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#15Oct 15, 2008

I feel ya! I graduated with a bachelors degree in mathematics with a minor in physics. I went on interview after interview and could never get a job. All companies really want anymore is experience. How can you get experience being a full time college student for 4+ years???? It took me 8 mo. to find a job after college and guess what, I'm only making $9.50 an hour with over $24,000 of college loans!! But still, you never know what the future holds. So keep smiling!
Curious Student
Wilmington, DE
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#16Oct 21, 2008

Well we certainly won't be at the top of the totem poll when we graduate. My question to you guys is what professions are you looking for? Maybe try teaching? Maybe more interning was needed?

Let me tell you this: once upon a time a high school diploma was GOOD. Then, it was College. Next, a GRADUATE DEGREE.

Why? The extra mile is needed in this society because we have let more and more failures succeed more and more, downgrading the prestige of the degree, requiring other the next step to be better, until the process is repeated.
Giving up
New Brunswick, NJ
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#17Oct 23, 2008

Well I have a graduate degree an MBA to be specific and two undergraduate degrees. This has amassed a total of 110,000 in debt and still every job wants more experience. These jobs include jobs that are only paying $11 an hour. Forget about anything related to the field I want to be in. I think that unless you are getting a professional technical degree such as medicine, law or specific science then there is no need to go to college.
man
Lumberton, NC
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#18Nov 13, 2008

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they kicked me out of the 9th grade for doing drugs so i got my ged i make 20 dollars laying concret only went to high school for 2 weeks
Biology is Stupid
Clarkston, WA
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#19Dec 19, 2008

Two B.S. degrees from Washington State Uni. One of them is Crop Science Biotechnology with two posters and internships with lab experience. Still no jobs. I went to Korea to teach kids the ABC's for a year and kind of put off getting a real job for a while. For all the worthless Biology degree people out there you can get a great job being a fuc'n nurse. I have checked into it and it is about 16 months of school. Or go back to Korea for a year and teach English. But then you are only another year older and so is your degree with no f'n experience. YAY.
Lonewolf
Leesville, SC
Reply »|Report Abuse|Judge it!|#20Dec 19, 2008

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man wrote:
they kicked me out of the 9th grade for doing drugs so i got my ged i make 20 dollars laying concret only went to high school for 2 weeks
It's fairly obvious that you missed out on an education.