Was getting you college degree worth it?

[Skooby]

The organization I used to work for paid for it plus I tripled my salary...so I'd say yes.

 

[LoveDeluxe]

Yes - if you have a good gpa and lsat, you should definitely be eligible for various scholarships. While I do think the field is over saturated, I also know black students are often steered towards easier (less lucrative) fields.

But to answer the op, my degrees were absolutely worth it. I think the key is to really think about the career paths your degree will allow you to take and how much those jobs make. I also think it's really important to think expansively.

sounds like an excuse

if you score well on the lsat and assuming youre black, you will eat well off scholarships

 

[MarcMan]

I do agree, a formal education does benefit you personally and professionally, but I guess my question is; is there anything you feel that you learned in college that you do not think you could've learned outside of college? I graduated college in 2009 in a BA in political science, and I feel like it was not worth the debt.

I mean sure, you can learn just about anything on your own if you're dedicated enough. But it's not about what you learn it's about what you earn. There are dumbasses out there trying cases and operating on people but because they have that advanced degree, they will always command a certain level of respect. That respect is useful not only for getting jobs but also for getting people (investors) to take your ideas and ventures more seriously if that is your inclination.

 

[Bilz]

Yes. While there are good jobs available in some fields, not having a degree will dead end you in most areas.

 

[EndDomination]

Yes sir, good ol BA in Poli Sci. I wanted to go to law school, but that sh** is crazy expensive also. I just finished going back to school, I got my certificate as a paralegal. Most of my professor were attorneys and they said they would not advise anyone to go to law school at the present moment. Most stated that law firms are actually hiring less attorneys because the field is so saturated and they are hiring paralegals to do most of the work; writing briefs, petitions, legal memorandums, etc. Pay the paralegals less than attorney and get equal work.

If you go, T-14 or bust.
Law school is only bad for the uninformed students.

 

[Astroslik]

Yes - if you have a good gpa and lsat, you should definitely be eligible for various scholarships. While I do think the field is over saturated, I also know black students are often steered towards easier (less lucrative) fields.

But to answer the op, my degrees were absolutely worth it. I think the key is to really think about the career paths your degree will allow you to take and how much those jobs make. I also think it's really important to think expansively.

Black law students or black students in general are veered towards less lucrative fields?

 

[LoveDeluxe]

Black students in general - I've seen this even amongst honor roll students with high GPAs.

Black law students or black students in general are veered towards less lucrative fields?

 

[karim]

yes, but i got mine for free
the tuition fees in the US are a scam, I can only recommend studying abroad.

 

[PrnzHakeem]

Hell yeah. Graduated in 4 yrs w a BA in Economics/Poli Sci in 2003. My first gig paid me $48K/yr.

Been paying a negligible amount on my student loans ($120 a month), bout to be done this year.

I'm an old nikka tho, so I feel differently about than most millenials