Best Argument to Skip College and Start a Business
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“College isn’t for everyone”
But the country doesn’t advertise the alternatives nearly as much as they do college. The country acts like there is ONLY college or the military
Exactly, we need to promote the jobs that are highly demanded, rural towns and the suburbs are the backbone of every country.
"The Country" as a collective doesn't act like act..in the end we all make our own choices and it is easier than ever to find vast amounts of information about career choices.
Bc they want you in debt or serving them 😂
@@Battlefield1918 We do this in Australia, plenty of courses free or very cheap depending on which industry is in need. We have filled in so many gaps with this one method alone.
@@harmony923 That's why you're a first world country and why many countries in Europe aren't, though being in the top does come at a cost
he literally admitted he's studying real estate finance but doesn't plan on getting a job in that field. he's proving Charlie's point
If he can afford it good in him but 3 years from now he's gonna be asking for a democrat to wipe his debt
Was thinking the same thing, why do something that you don't want to use? My nephew did an apprenticeship (4 years in Aus) and didn't want to get signed off for some reason. So he has a skill that has no qualification to show for it
Wish Charlie would’ve pointed that out
basically paying crazy money for an experience! This is what happens when you let kids take insane loans while having zero life experience.
The kid was actually very polite and intelligent.
...and pushing a broken, morally bankrupt, indoctrination program, which made him a dolt.
He's not intelligent; he's just repeating platitudes. Kids today memorize test questions, take the test, and learn nothing. In the old days a 3.5 GPA from a top tier engineering school meant you were the cream of the crop; today all the kids have a 3.5 GPA. I would say only about 10% of the students at top engineering schools are any good; this means employers are left scrambling to hire the few good candidates. It's funny because if we advertise a job, we get hundreds of applicants; yet often there isn't a single candidate that is qualified.
@@whiskers78753 I respectfully disagree. This guy is earnestly looking for an answer. He seems bright. We were once that age, and I can honestly say I was a moron then. Maybe he'll make it.
He wasn’t looking for an answer. He lacks the ability to listen. He stood at the mic to make a statement. It’s fine he disagrees, but it isn’t correct he was truly looking for a conversation.
You call someone who studies real estate and dosen't plan on pursuing that career after college smart wow you probably believe in participation awards!
I saved for my kid’s college education. I raised them conservative. They decided to go to trade schools instead. I paid for them to go. They now are 23 and 25 with great jobs, no college debt and are very happy. As a parent I'm happy to say that they will do better than I did, and I did well. Best part for me was windfall retirement money that we weren't counting on. If you don't have to go to college don't. My kids would run rings around these college kids. My kids would spot college kid’s condescension and immediately know how to make them look like fools. Yeah, I'm a proud dad.
trade school is the best path forward at this time.
Good for you pop.
When philosophy was replaced by sigmunds psyc,and medical technology was replaced by pharma marketing, the only part of “higher” in education is the “price” . “Scientific research” is only as good as who pays for it
I’m 26 and recently went the same route, I make a good amount more now and can easily achieve 6 figures down the road as a machinist. Your a good dad and proud, make sure to let those kiddos know 🙂
You guys are dumbasses you shoulda went to college and built robots then had the robots do all the work so people could stop working and we could all live for free
I'm a 39 year old college graduate and I work as a garbage man. $90k/year with unreal benefits working 4 days a week 5-6 hours a day. Get a raise Jan 1st every year and a full company paid pension.
All it takes is your CDL class B which you can get in 6 weeks for about $2,000.
Don't sleep on union work.
nice
You liar you dont have no dam college degree hahaha
what kinda benefits?
Teacher's Unions be lauging at this
Don't assume all unions are the same
Private or gov?
College delays your life. The guy said you "develop" in your years at college..no you dont. It puts life on hold.
No reason that development should not have been going on in grade school and high school
That's an opinion. Not a fact.
@@abingham3747We’ve all been to a college and seen what it’s about bud. Sure they do hw but that is not a growing up environment. Getting sht faced on the weekends, day drinking, online tests that are easily completed through google and AI, and basically living in a prison cell as a dorm room. Does everyone do this? No, but more than not.
@@jayandrusiak Sure that's one way to go about college. And most that treat it that way drop out or flunk out. My college experience was great. And it paid off substantially.
College didn't delay my life angry jealous people tryna kill me all day did
Dude looks like 23 and 43 at the same time...
probably because he's dressing exactly like his boomer dad.
Shitty glasses, worn out hat, terrible flannel.
lmao i thought so too
Ha. Yes
I thought it was just me
Yes narc on someone who has a different viewpoint than you do, you sound like a snowflake
The Internet made college useless.
Yeah because you can learn everything from UA-cam. Doctor, lawyer, accountant….just tell them that you watch UA-cam videos at the interview and you’re in. 😂
@@fvr12345the internet isn’t just UA-cam. Every university offers online courses and people literally post the same curriculum for free online. Granted it’s not exactly the same, but college classes/lectures are absolutely obsolete with the content already available for free online.
@@mecanuktutorials6476 You still need the degree from an actual college to get a job. Nobody’s going to hire you when you tell them that you took a random online class for free on the internet.
You mean, AI?
Put that on your resume. “Didn’t bother to attend college or obtain a license, but took online courses that I found for free”. Good luck!
It’s easier to fool someone than it is to convince them that they have been fooled.
yup. In other words left wingers are bra1nwashed
What's the difference between school and life? In school, we're given a lesson, and then a test. And in life, we're given a test, that teaches us a lesson.
What a great t shirt
100%
You say that like people who go to school do not get all of life's "tests" lol
@@user-xy2ly4uz6p Certainly not the same that's for sure.
@@user-xy2ly4uz6p College experience isn't the same compared to the big bad world where it's mean and nasty.
My younger brother got his bachelors degree in business and I'm blown away that he is computer illiterate and has no basic understanding of how to grow a business.
He knows the square root of a jam jar,, but can’t get the lid off
Exactly I went to college for 4yrs, most of my classes taught only 9-12 chapters of a book. And I learned partial of what coding is lol, it's a joke that I went to college to learn about a certain skill but only learned like 30-40% of a skill only that I need for a job. All the general ed classes were a good experience but such a waste of time.
Your brother is a fucking genius yo you better send him back to college to learn more shit Is he's not doing good
My mom went to get a degree for nursing. She had to take a class for African tribal dance. I went for a film production major and I had to take a trip to a piano factory and wrote an essay bout that.
@@mortuaryartist4390 LMAOOOO stealing this
The best argument is watching these videos. The kids prove it themselves.
What are you talking about? This kid destroyed Charlie.
No
@@user-xy2ly4uz6pWhat did he destroy him on? All he stated was anecdotal opinions of his personal experience because he is the exception. It doesn't work out for the majority like it is working out for him.
@@LunchMeatTrumpThe majority of folks without a college degree are working dead end retail or service jobs. Let’s not pretend they’re successful working a trade. Only in America would people look down on education.😂
@@fvr12345to be fair, many people with college degrees are also working those types of jobs. I’m not necessarily on either side. I think there is a happy medium. College is not worth it for certain majors, it is imperative for others. This being said, the value of the degree has been plummeting while the cost skyrockets. Something needs to be done about the prices.
I'd argue, University is a scam. Community COLLEGE, is not a scam. It's cheap, close to home, usually you can get help through FAFSA. You find out some interest in what you want to do or not do. You meet some people with common interests.
And they usually have programs for trades
I agree with you.
True. Going to college where you don’t waste your money for the same education and if you want to transfer after 2 yrs is a smart move for a young person. Gives more time to find out what you want to do without being in debt
No
@@pimp4984 Yes.
Thanks Charlie for your voice
Nothing wrong going to college as long as you take STEM(Science, tech, engineering etc) degrees.
IF STEM is what you plan or desire to do. If not, then STEM is a waste of money and time.
Law?
$50 says this guy is working for an HVAC company in 4 years.
And he'll be kicking himself for not doing it straight out of high school.
Plumbers make good money. HVAC also, not horrible money for education required.
What’s funny is he’s majoring in real estate finance but not going into that field. Proof college is a scam. 😂
I know people who make 4 to 5 hundred per install and sometimes get 2 a day in and sometimes work on Saturday. And some installs only take 3 or 4 hours. Big money in Florida.
He looks like he is already
You are opening up the eyes of many young people. Good on you for providing a different, fact based perspective for these students. You put your money where your mouth is and dont pontificate behind a podium.
You can't open the eyes of those who don't wanna see (or listen). And of course there is a lot of those who DO want to, they are just confused and waiting for someone who really wants to open them.
I've been in the trade industry for almost 40 years now and speaking from experience, this generation is by far the laziest, most spoiled and confused group of knuckleheads ever. Good help has become hard to find but for those who are not scared of work and will shut up long enough to listen and learn, the trades are a guaranteed payday for life and they pay well, really well. HVAC, plumbers, electricians, heavy equipment mechanics and welders will always have a job and their only limitations are how much do they want to work. The jobs are there, just need folks to fill them.
People complain about the cost of someone coming to fix their stuff, but don't want to be bothered doing the job.
@@xerideaGood luck trying to get someone to do the job
hire me, papa skins.
That may be true now, but I fear what happened to college in the last 20-30 years will also happen to the trades-- they will experience a massive influx of new students under the promise of more money, a more fulfilling career, and an overall happier life only to find tuition costs skyrocketing (a natural result of skyrocketing demand), the curriculum watered down to accommodate students that have no actual business being there, and graduating into a market that has nowhere near enough jobs to accommodate the massive increase in the workforce.
@@j.menapace625 I do not believe that the trades are as forgiving or compromising as college.
It doesn't have to be a scam, but it often is. It's not the concept itself that the scam, but this guy accidentally hit on exactly why it's become a scam: people using that time to grow. If you need to grow more and discover what you want to do, I 100% promise you that there are ways to do that that are cheaper, more fun, and more effective than borrowing money to sit in University for a few years. School is about getting credentialed. Going without a specific credential in mind for a specific job is just paying people a ton of money to talk to you about their interests.
I always found profoundly bizarre that colleges offer "Undecided" as a major.
These college students don’t want to go in the trades for one simple reason you actually have to work.
Oh sorry didn't know that doing research to treatment neurological disorders was not consider work, I guess people with ephilectic attacks will have to be ok with current treatments
Everyone wants to be a consultant. They all want to work on a computer at home and have every Friday off.
This kid proved Charlie's point... He's in classes for real estate finance however he stated that he isn't going into that after college....
Once again, Charlie, God bless you for all you’re doing for kids and grown-ups in the world, but especially in America
Greatest gift the Army ever gave me was the GI Bill. Graduates with my Bachelors in I.T and Masters in Computer Science debt free. I make over 200k a year. College isn’t a scam if you pick the right major. And yes, you absolutely need a degree in Computer Science to do my job and earn my salary in my career field.
I’ve heard a lot of people in IT get laid off though.
Hey congrats man! I’m using my GI bill right now to get my bachelors and eventually my masters in accounting. Glad to see a fellow veteran with ambition, i’m the only one of all my old military pals to be using it. I don’t get why veterans would let this gift go to waste but oh well. Good luck with your future endeavors bro
In the early 1980s the Air Force invited hundreds of high school principals to Keesler AFB to see the training school there and the number of courses they have that benefit both the military and the civilian job market. The principal in the county where I owned the newspaper said that after seeing this he couldn’t justify telling a kid to go to college.
LOL 😂, I was in the Seabees 78-83 and spent a week in Kessler AFB hospital with a broken leg. I was a heavy equipment operator in the Seabees. One of the best trades to be in.
As an AF vet I can 100% agree. I learned some of the greatest life lessons in the AF. It was tough but I look back on it fondly. A life worth living is tough.
Real Estate Finance major but not going into that field? Then why the eff declare that as your major?
As a maintenance engineer, we are starved for skilled trades. We’ve had probably 20 engineer applicants in the past week and no maintenance technician applicants. And we pay our maint techs just as much as the engineers. Engineers today have no real life skills from college.
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life
You're right, with my current crpyto portfolio made from my investments with my personal financial advisor Stacey Macken , I totally agree with you
Yes I'm familiar with her, Stacey Macken demonstrates an excellent understanding of market trends, making well informed decisions that leads to consistent profit
YES! that's exactly her name (Stacey Macken) I watched her interview on CNN News and so many people recommended highly about her and her trading skills, she's an expert and I'm just starting with her....From Brisbane Australia
I'm surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of her clients testimony on CNBC news last week
This Woman has really change the life of many people from different countries and am a testimony of her trading platform .
"Im not going into that feild after college!"
Then why the fuck are you paying for the class?
Charlie is right when he says college is a scam but there are some degrees worth your time, money and effort; ESPECIALLY if you graduate without being indoctrinated. Business, engineering, bio/chem/physics for doctors, history/criminal justice for Lawyers. And that’s about it. I used to think psychology was great but they just make you think everything is your fault. They quite literally get in your head which is ironic 😂
He points out that there are useful degrees, but in general it is a scam. I grew up in a good area, and people go to college to actually do something with their lives, at a reasonable cost but these are becoming increasingly rare. If 41% graduate, and 50% of them just get a job outside their degree, then about 80% of those going to college made the wrong choice, and wasted their money. Good job to those who actually went specifically for a job and not just to go.
I graduated with a 3.7 gpa and I cant tell you one thing I’ve learned that has helped me
I spent years and big bucks getting a college degree (journalism), spent about 10 years at it, then abandoned the "profession" due to the stifling group-think. What a waste.
Thank you for the video.
Respect to this guy for keeping his calm, I’m glad he not one of them who try’s to yell over someone and don’t let the other person talk
As someone who dropped out of college first semester and went all in on a business I can say college isn't for everyone. In general though you need a plan for your life after high school and a good one. Don't not go to college to start a business that's hasn't been built up yet, build it up while in high school or while working a regular job or at community college.
You are spot on Charlie.
Unless you want to be a doctor or lawyer don’t bother. Learn how to sell yourself as a keen human being that someone wants to employ
unless you CAN be a lawyer or doctor, big difference
Be a police officer or dispatcher. Make $65k+ and great benefits right out of HS. Where my wife works they can’t find enough of either. It’s insane.
Firefighters also.
99% of businesses fail.
Yes. If it were easy everyone would own their own business.
I'm a blue collar man. I make 60k+ a year. And I have a wife and 2 kids. We live a comfortable life. We go on vacations and we also travel to big cities and experience different things. Go out to different parks, state parks, etc. We aren't rich. But we live a good life. And we have love and a high moral standard in my household. I teach my kids classical literature because I love all that. Charlie has recommended that as well. I'm constantly educating my sons filling their minds with truth, knowledge, and the wisdom that holds it all together and protects them from becoming indoctrinated by the immoral people of our society
What kind of classic literature?
@biffwellington1782 well, mostly philosophical
How ?
@@thetruthispotenza3602 any good authors or books to recommend?
@@biffwellington1782 look at harvard classics collection. easy list to browse
I was denied a job due to no degree. 1965 HS grad. 7 patent applications based on my designs, guest speaker at MIT and Aerospace companies explaining my designs, etc.
Why? A degree showed them the stick-to- it- nis, initiative and drive they wanted in a middle level manager (technical dept) they wanted.
Me - I.Q. 142, the aforementioned accomplishments in addition to the stick-to- it- nis, initiative, drive, and leadership to be a Sgt. of Marines.
BTW - ANY degree would have been OK - even 14th century, middle eastern, pottery appreciation
Im in software engineering for more than 30 years, and I won't even hire anyone who went to college. Its too hard to train them on work ethic.
This was an excellent, well-crafted argument. I'm a full time senior in college getting my online economics degree but I also went into a diesel mechanic apprenticeship at 15, became certified in that area and now I'm a machinist and welder at a high end fabrication shop where I only work 3 days a week but still make right at 4 figures a week. Trades may be dirty but they are not cheap. You don't go to college to get a job, (with the exception of maybe accounting, finance and such like) you go to college to learn how to think. Then you go and learn a solid trade if you want to get a well paying and satisfying job. I'm infinitely more happy and satisfied working with my hands than I would be working behind a desk in a "soulless laptop job." Thank you Mr. Kirk! Please know that some of my generation have heard your advice and similar advice from out parents and taken it to heart! God bless.
Own a business, two houses and have travelled to 71 countries; didn't even consider college 😄
I enjoy listen & learn from you 👌🏼👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
20 year old electricians apprentice, went to the trade straight out of high school, more of us young boys need to be out here working construction. Best decision I ever made.
Charlie is spot on. Unless you want to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer you can learn everything else outside of university via trade school, community college, youtube or hard knocks. I make over $130k/year at my W2 job. Trade school got me that. I make another $25k+ on my side gig as an audio engineer and musician that i learned myself through gigging and legitimately, through youtube. Im talking 20+ yrs now as a musician. On top of all that i do other side work related to my trade skills. Zero college.
What's a "W2 job"?
@@Durzo1259 when youre an employee you receive a W2 from your employer. It just means my day job. Contract workers receive 1099 tax forms and you have to pay taxes on that at the end of the tax year. W2 employees have taxes removed from their paychecks through the payroll process.
As a doctor I still don’t make 6 figures! It’s all about choosing a “hard,” then working hard at it. You’ve just gotta reframe…I don’t make 100+k…but I do work inside! Also that debt 😅
Also…college is SUCH a scam. Once I got into the doctorate program, no one gave two 💩 where I went to undergrad. Didn’t matter one bit. 2 in my class even skipped the last year of college so don’t even have bachelors!!
@@cfusion116 wow that’s crazy man. You work “inside”? Forgive my ignorance, what’s that mean?
Yea but like can't you invent medicine or something and make a billion dollars
That guy couldn’t accept the facts.
Charlie is 100% correct this is what I figured out after I graduated Purchase College in the 90's. BFA in photography and did nothing with it. had to take sculpting and drawing and other bs.
I went to one of the top engineering schools in the country back in the 70's. I figured that I spent about $6,500 TOTAL and it took me 5 1/2 yrs to graduate because I went part time for 4 yrs and worked to pay my way then switched to full time because I wanted to finish it! I can't imagine spending what they do today to attend the school I went too! I'd never have been able to do it without going into debt!
One of the Dave Ramsey authors wrote a book about getting a college degree without debt. I've got two BS, one MS & discouraged my kids from going to college.
When Charlie does that smirk with his mouth when he’s concentrating I know he’s in the zone. Charlie Kirk is one of the most legendary Americans I have ever seen in my entire life. He is a true kind human and soul. In 23 years ive never found someone as well spoken and intelligent with facts like Charlie Kirk is. He truly is helping the future of America and America now.
He actually has good point. Good job man.
The university I went to didn’t have enough desk and chairs for all the students in my class but at the same exact time they were building a 400 thousand dollar fountain across campus.
These pay ranges that the speaker was touting seem AWFUL optimistic. Example: at the end he said "use analytical skill from school and make 6 figures". There is not a single entry level person using 'analytical skills' worth $100K+ right out of school unless I guess you're in NYC were $100K is basically $40K in normal places. This is speaking to finance jobs since he mentioned he was studying finances.
For many it’s just about delaying working and spending time with other kids who believe in socialism and gender swapping.
In Canada, we need to go to college to get into the Trades. I went to become a plumber and it was the best decision I ever made.
I’m a bit older than you, but Canadian too. 40 years ago we had vocational institutes, another word for trade schools. Most of them just got renamed as colleges, or universities. Trades are the way to go now for sure.
@@marycrawford9428 I love the hard manual labor combined with problem solving and constant learning. I'm leveling up all of my best attributes.
All of the skills I use in my corporate job now in my 40’s, I developed over years of working in specific disciplines within corporate America. I got in at first because I have a BA but I’ve never needed what my BA actually required. I spent 4 years and lots of money to get a piece of paper that made someone in an office not immediately reject my application. From that point forward, everything that has allowed me to advance is what I’ve learned on the job.
My husband has a master's degree in engineering and bachelor's degree in physics. He worked less then 10 years in the field and hated it and left to become a landlord. Thank goodness when he went to school college wasn't super expensive.
Im impressed that slowly people are actually listening, engaging and learning from Charlie instead of just raging and yelling like hyeenas.
I didn't go to college, I'm 23, decided to become a video editor for content creators online and I self taught myself editing. I didn't go to college or get a degree in any software. Now I make minimum 60K a year and at max nearly 100K a year. College sure seemed like a scam to me and now Im happy in just in car debt and not college debt lol.
Hey Bro got 2 two years through the USAF and am teaching 4 yr engineers. What I'm saying is some college is needed.
I'll never understand the argument of going to college to 'develop' as a human being. I learned dramatically more about people, management, economics, etc as a kid working a minimum wage job and playing World of Warcraft in my parents basement than I ever did in school up to 12th grade.
I have 0 college debt and make good money at a job i developed into while starting at the bottom.
Way back when you apprenticed under someone to learn a job. That seems like a great idea now days. Instead, they make all these fields so complicated you have no choice but to waste your time and money learning useless things,
My son declined a 4 year college education and instead took a job in the trades and got paid to learn. He bought a house instead of tuition and is 10 years into his 30 year mortgage. He makes 70K a year and will be 50 when his house is paid off.
A friend of his went to college and is now a waitress because it pays better than entry level positions in her field of study and is an apartment dweller with a roommate to make ends meet due to her college debt.
Charlie should rephrase it saying “some college majors are good investments of time and money and some are poor investments.”
lol!! Let me paraphrase what plaid dude said “I think going to college in debt for 4 or more years and possibly making $40,000k a year after is better than going into trades after high school and starting at $40,000 or more a year without debt.”
I've been telling people with kids in high school that the suggested route for a future is to go to a trade school. If I could do things over I'd not wasted my time in college and went to a trade school.
Admission to college, ideally, would require constructing a clear path and a clear plan for what the education is for. But that would eliminate most students and therefore a lot of tuition money.
It's a total scam...damn...I wish I knew better. My parents never guided me my whole life and then told me I had to go to college.
Stop paying colleges to find yourself!
My son took a $1000 safety course and now banks because of it.
what course?
It’s almost to the point where people with 4 years of apprenticeship in a trade is far more valuable than a 4 year degree. There are already mass shortages of welders, hvac techs, electricians and plumbers.
this is so true where i am from too, i live in glasgow scotland, my brother went to university for 3 years for a degree in Physiology, then done nothing for a year then got a job in the local council doing pensions, he left uni tens of thousands in debt from loans, unless your going into a top profession like a doctor, law, constrution, many other courses available lead to nothing other than your college or university making huge money at the students expense and you leave tens of thousands in debt and end up working in a factory or an office, pure scam
This young man is an exception. He is trying to use his own experience to disprove what Chalie Kirk says.
I didn't go to university. I came from a low income, single parent household. I left school at 16 and started working full time. I'm now 24 making 80k+ per year working in the vfx industry. Yes, It's possible even for office jobs...
This is my alma mater. It used to be called the most conservative university in the CSU system, and it still is relatively. It’s also the top school in the system. It’s engineering grads are some of the most recruited, and eventually some of the highest income earners in the Silicon Valley. My graduation speaker was an astronaut and space shuttle pilot. He is one of four grads. Unfortunately, in my alumni letters, they’re very proud of the work their DEI dept is doing.
Me and alot of ppl i know make 6 figures or more and never went to college 🤷♂️
That's why I tell students to only go to college when you know that you need it. You always have the option to "figure out what I want to do," but in most cases you could've figured out without going into massive student debts. So yeah, you'd probably end up wasting money if you enter college lighthearted like that.
He’s making his question personal.
The situation is similar in Germany. More and more people are studying. I also started studying economics. I quickly realized that the people there were neither intelligent nor that the degree would help me in any way in my life. I did an apprenticeship as a gas, water and heating fitter/plumber. There is such a severe shortage of skilled workers in the trades that you now earn more net than if you started in an office job as a business administration graduate. A friend of mine who is studying informatics is currently doing his master's degree because he couldn't find a job with his bachelor's degree. There is an oversupply of applicants in the IT sector and AI will make even more IT/office jobs redundant in the next few years.
I went to college and didn’t use my degree. I now own a lawn care business which is thriving. However I’m still incredibly thankful for my college experience and the things I learned there. It’s not always so black and white.
"Go to work for Elon" 😅
Agreed. University as an institution is extremely inefficient. You don’t need most of the courses you take and you certainly shouldn’t have to move cross country, live in a dorm, get in debt, etc. Maybe AI can help eliminate it. Study using AI tutors and sit for exams at secure, monitored testing centers (like getting a certification today). This works better for some majors than others, obviously.
Regardless, eliminate the BS courses that do not relate to the major. It’s a racket.
My gripe is majors like nursing have to take courses like history etc WHY??? it would take one less year to get a bachelors degree if they’re foolish classes were eliminated and yes, I feel like those are foolish classes. Let’s learn the basics for what you need for your career.
“What are they supposed to do.”
Is he actually asking for Charlie to predict what millions of individuals should aspire for?
Brother, if you live right you can do it for 40k a year.
You don't NEED a mansion
I took home 350k last year as a licensed electrician. 350 in my pocket with no student loans and Being my own boss. College is not for everyone
Raising my hand to. 🤚
Went to college and received two degrees, one in arts and science lol and the other was in physical education. As exactly what Charlie said….I opened up my own painting business 10 years later and now I’m retired 15 years later.
Was a union electrician for 36 years. It’s a five year apprenticeship. Now retired.
I did the community college thing, got an associates in "Liberal Arts" and still did not know exactly what I wanted to do so I started working at Wal Mart like what Charlie said would happen, luckily for me I met someone there who was using it as a side job to recruit me into a more technical field of work and I have been doing that ever since making decent money with a mortgage and car paid off and building my bank account because I work hard. I recommend for anyone that doesnt know what they want to do to go the community college route for 2 years and see if its for you, if not go into the trades, you wont be disappointed if you are willing to work with your hands.
If you ask 10-year-old if school is waste of time, you will get the same answer. It does not prove your point.
Hundred millionth person to figure something out = Incredibly super-smart Gen-Z who knows everything. Keep up the cutting edge research, Gen-Z!
We just had our HVOC serviced because something went bad and our bill was $1600!! For less than two hours of work!! Trade schools are the best thing you can do for yourself. Go to college later!
Why go to college at all ?
It’s true - I majored in psychology BUT knew even at 18 that was just a step. Immediately entered law school in order to have a career. They don’t understand and no one will tell them - especially their “advisors” or professors
HVAC tech here. Just graduated my 8 month school, which only cost $12,000. My start is $80,000 and in 4 years I'll be making $150,000.
40% only graduation rate. Take up a trade. Heating and AC, Welding, Plumbing. Most of these kids don’t want to sweat.
All 3 of my kids went to college via Community College then to a regular college. Oldest is a Aernautical Engineer Manager at a major aircraft manufacturer. 2nd was a Business major and has his own internet business. 3rd was a IT Manager at an Aerospace Company now is a Financial Advisor and all 3 own rental property like their Dad.
Just need to find your passion in life and avoid the bull$hit.
There should be proper careers advice at least 1 to 2 years before the young people have the opportunity to enter into colleges. Help them with the thought process and make them aware of the opportunities available dependent on various degrees they wish to take. Do not let the careers advisor be sponsored by the colleges.
Why do all these people confuse college with education?
I know engineers who are coming out of college that cannot find a job
And a bunch of clue collar workers breaking their backs and missing family time to make barely above 60k