Once college stopped being a pursuit for the wealthiest or the selected few smartest, career prospects after college became very important
cdstephens on
Is this something that affects college students generically, or is this only an issue at the “prestigious” institutions?
At some level, this feels like an own goal. The reason why upper middle class to upper class parents freak out about this is because they’re terrified of their children moving down the socioeconomic ladder. But, if you actually care about socioeconomic mobility, then this has to be a real possibility.
Universities should provide mental health resources and the like obviously, but I don’t think they’re obligated to further entrench the managerial class’s prestige and wealth. If you can’t handle the stress of chasing after the top jobs in the richest country in the world, then the onus is on you to take a chill pill and find fulfillment doing something else with your life.
Okbuddyliberals on
>When I pictured myself in college, I envisioned potluck picnics and late nights listening to Taylor Swift, overanalyzing class crushes. Maybe even joining a Quidditch team.
You can do those things in college *and* work on improving your post college career prospects too. It doesn’t need to be one or the other
StopHavingAnOpinion on
If nations don’t want people treating college as a necessity in order to get a decent job, perhaps society shouldn’t make it a minimum requirement to do fucking anything regarded as a ‘decent’ job. Almost everything else is either minimum-wage drudgery or more highly competitive than graduate places (Heavily unionised industries, for example).
You either get years of experience or have a degree. There is no or little other option for an ordinary person.
dafdiego777 on
> My classmates seemed to think the world comprised investment bankers, management consultants — and everyone else.
Get better friends. Classic case of ivies driving themselves insane and thinking their problems are applicable to everyone else.
AnachronisticPenguin on
While this is over exemplified by the Ivy’s, on some level this is one of the downsides of a highly capitalistic, less egalitarian society.
Winner takes all means that you need to succeed in a highly competitive environment to set yourself up well. And this high stress system itself forces people to push harder. It’s a feature, not a bug.
sigh2828 on
In starting to think these ivy league schools may be a bit overrated.
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Once college stopped being a pursuit for the wealthiest or the selected few smartest, career prospects after college became very important
Is this something that affects college students generically, or is this only an issue at the “prestigious” institutions?
At some level, this feels like an own goal. The reason why upper middle class to upper class parents freak out about this is because they’re terrified of their children moving down the socioeconomic ladder. But, if you actually care about socioeconomic mobility, then this has to be a real possibility.
Universities should provide mental health resources and the like obviously, but I don’t think they’re obligated to further entrench the managerial class’s prestige and wealth. If you can’t handle the stress of chasing after the top jobs in the richest country in the world, then the onus is on you to take a chill pill and find fulfillment doing something else with your life.
>When I pictured myself in college, I envisioned potluck picnics and late nights listening to Taylor Swift, overanalyzing class crushes. Maybe even joining a Quidditch team.
You can do those things in college *and* work on improving your post college career prospects too. It doesn’t need to be one or the other
If nations don’t want people treating college as a necessity in order to get a decent job, perhaps society shouldn’t make it a minimum requirement to do fucking anything regarded as a ‘decent’ job. Almost everything else is either minimum-wage drudgery or more highly competitive than graduate places (Heavily unionised industries, for example).
You either get years of experience or have a degree. There is no or little other option for an ordinary person.
> My classmates seemed to think the world comprised investment bankers, management consultants — and everyone else.
Get better friends. Classic case of ivies driving themselves insane and thinking their problems are applicable to everyone else.
While this is over exemplified by the Ivy’s, on some level this is one of the downsides of a highly capitalistic, less egalitarian society.
Winner takes all means that you need to succeed in a highly competitive environment to set yourself up well. And this high stress system itself forces people to push harder. It’s a feature, not a bug.
In starting to think these ivy league schools may be a bit overrated.