Is university worth it in 2026? I'm seeing a lot of conflicting advice about it.I feel like having a degree would make my life better as I don't want to be in my 40s or older and still work at the factory. I am 26 currently and feel like time is running out.
>>34486267Yes go to university if you are young, don't have a long term career yet, and have the money
>>34486273Okay, thanks.Why do people say that AI will make degrees useless or that it's not worth it if it's not STEM? And what's your degree in if you don't mind?
>>34486281Idiot>>34486267bachelors is mandatory for most non menial labor jobsbetter than a degree is a degree and experience you need interships or volunteering or work experience before during or after you do your degree. your piece of paper without experience will not help you
>>34486290>you need interships or volunteering or work experience before during or after you do your degree. your piece of paper without experience will not help youYeah, no shit? Isn't that obvious? How do people pass university without doing internships? From what I know, it's mandatory.
>>34486267you have to PICK AND ENPOINT FOR LIFE firstmost. You have to aim to work as one thing, not try careers as if they were shoes. You'd have to research the job first and figure yourself working it.IF, and only if the position needs credentials, you go get those credentials. In the case of medicine advancements only rely on credentials. The further specialized your credentials, the more welcome you will be at a clinical job. Some workplaces advance positions from time spent in a position. The maximum you should allow for an advancement is 3 years, if they don't promote you by 3 years you're being enslaved.Go to uni if, and only if, the position you're aiming for requires it. Or if you want to bang young chicks. Don't get memed into "GPA/credit" bullshit. Either they want you or they don't want you.
>>34486267you are going to get mostly jaded replies asking that here and it absolutely varies both on what you want to do and where you live since some countries will fund it for you.i will answer that i got a 1st class degree in a STEM field just to end up working the minimum wage job i hated again because ever since 2020, grad jobs are becoming much harder to find regardless of subject.i quit that job, went to do a master's and have dropped out, just to go back to minimum wagie because again there are still no grad jobs for my sector.i am considering just working that job and looking for vocational courses to re-speck myself.if there's something you REALLY want to do, look and see if there is a apprenticeship first.if there isn't, consider it carefully then do it.the most valuable thing you can get out of university is a good opportunity to make friends as a adult, as sad as that sounds and its not for everyone.i hated going back for my masters at age 27, and the feeling of being a older guy on campus is partly why i dropped out.people dont tell you about that aspect as a 'mature' (25+) learner.>>34486313most people dont do internships, only rich kids>>34486328while sarcastically worded, this is good advice.pick a degree that focuses on a particular niche specialism if you want one.a guy i knew did nautical engineering as his specialism (the only one out of 23) and is so far the only success story in terms of employment i know of from the engineering course.
>>34486346building on this.i would stress a degree with nothing else is pointless.you MUST use those years to get a foothold in your industry in terms of contacts, voluntary or extra-curricular activities.ultimately there are way more grads then there are jobs, if you don't put extra work in to distinguish yourself, dont be surprised when you're stuck getting ghosted from 300+ job applications.
>>34486346What degree did you get? I am not OP but I am planning on going back to college for a Mechanical Engineering degree
