Thujone, I went to university to learn about things that interest me. Full stop. If an employer asks, that is the answer I give. I did not go to university to get a high paying job, and I don't only apply to high paying jobs. I also apply to jobs that seem interesting. University is a business, but it does students no good to go in with that attitude. It might sound cliché, but go there to learn, be challenged and become a more worldly individual. Go there to learn how to better think critically. You mentioned you didn't have a great experience. That's unfortunate.
I think you've had a good university experience, if you leave with the understanding of just how little you truly know. That takes good professors and commitment on the student's end as well.
I look at working the same way. I don't want to work at a job for a paycheck. If I'm there for the money, I'm there for the wrong reason.
Thujone, I went to university to learn about things that interest me. Full stop. If an employer asks, that is the answer I give. I did not go to university to get a high paying job, and I don't only apply to high paying jobs. I also apply to jobs that seem interesting. University is a business, but it does students no good to go in with that attitude. It might sound cliché, but go there to learn, be challenged and become a more worldly individual. Go there to learn how to better think critically. You mentioned you didn't have a great experience. That's unfortunate.
I think you've had a good university experience, if you leave with the understanding of just how little you truly know. That takes good professors and commitment on the student's end as well.
I look at working the same way. I don't want to work at a job for a paycheck. If I'm there for the money, I'm there for the wrong reason.
One thing that I like, is that private schools in Canada can't offer degrees. Only public-funded universities and affiliate colleges can offer a bachelor of anything.
I always wondered how in the US employers were able to differentiate between candidates when you call both university and college, "college" and there's no regulation over who can offer an actual degree. Like some hole in the wall can basically print you off a BA or a B.Sc and now it's up to the employer's due diligence to evaluate the worth of the degree?
That's insane.
That's the thing, Cyc, is I went to university not knowing what I wanted to get out of it and it sounds like the OP is in the same boat. All I can offer is my experience, which is that during my time at university I met a lot of recent graduates who were still working menial jobs despite all their accolades while at school, and in the past half-decade I've been working a lot of people who came in to work under me (me being a high-school graduate) had degrees too. University is a huge financial burden and a lot of people just can't afford it without taking out loans. I don't really see how someone can AFFORD to pay back that much money right after graduating when they have no hope of landing a decent position for years yet.
One thing that I like, is that private schools in Canada can't offer degrees. Only public-funded universities and affiliate colleges can offer a bachelor of anything.
I always wondered how in the US employers were able to differentiate between candidates when you call both university and college, "college" and there's no regulation over who can offer an actual degree. Like some hole in the wall can basically print you off a BA or a B.Sc and now it's up to the employer's due diligence to evaluate the worth of the degree?
That's insane.