awesome post by ZJ

[melioris]

So yeah, I also am sorry that this is off topic, but I think it is kind of relevant to JD so I will reply.

I don’t think that college is overrated, particularly in the cases when someone doesn’t know what they want to do. But if you are not going to take advantage of the resources when you are there, then I agree that it is overrated. But JD’s situation is somewhat unique. Certainly I had no idea what to do with my life when I was in college, but I didn’t have anything else so I stuck with it and figured something out. Also, if the typical BA in some liberal arts degree doesn’t little or nothing for your job search, I fail to see how it is a viable plan B.

I agree wholehearted with you about the ‘out of classroom’ experiences. It is these that shape you and mold you as an adult. But since you can not predict what these experiences will be at specific institutions and how they will change you, they are, in effect, random. And who is to say what other unpredictable random future events were denied by your choice to attend one school over another. Or even over not going to college and learning a trade. These things are unknowable.

I wasn’t trying to suggest that JD should get old soon and not live life to the fullest with my sanctimonious rant. He is a young and should enjoy himself to the fullest. I only was trying to suggest that, in his somewhat unique situation, he consider his options as clearly as possible