Old news
So I was watching the news a about a week ago, and this story comes on about how college graduates are mooching off of their parents.
So the report goes on, and this old guy comes on and states that the cause for this is young people not knowing what they want to do.
EXCUSE ME!!! Dude, just because your kids don't know what to do does not mean it applies to everybody. I would love to get out of my parent's house, but with the job situation in the US right now I don't see that happening in the near future.
Competition is fierce for jobs right now. Large numbers of graduates are competing with people who lost jobs when the economy was flushed a few years ago. Squeezed out are the students who have less than a three-five gpa.
When I entered college I made a choice. I went to a school that would challenge me. I knew that my grades would suffer, but that was my choice. I wanted the education, not the easy A. I wasn't disappointed. But now I am starting to wish that I had gone to an easy school. I have to fight people who were able to slack in comparison for jobs.
I know that I have taken classes that would be honors classes at other schools, and I passed my Fundementals of Engineering exam, which is also optional at other schools. Required at Tech.
What's funny is that even recruiters know the difference in education. But their hands are tied, HR departments set standards and most of the time they cannot get around these minimum req's.
With all of this in mind... What reason is there left for students to challenge themselves by going to "harder" schools? If the grades go down because the cirruculum is harder, but minimum gpa dictates who gets hired why not go to the easy school? Granted, there are a few people who have the money in the family to be able to learn for fun. But the rest of us have loans that will need to be paid. If we cannot find the jobs to pay those loans because we challenged ourselves what is the point?
I know that this is a little off of the original topic, but it is a good question. I know what I wanted to do... but my gpa isn't enough to get out of the parents house. What do you think?
So the report goes on, and this old guy comes on and states that the cause for this is young people not knowing what they want to do.
EXCUSE ME!!! Dude, just because your kids don't know what to do does not mean it applies to everybody. I would love to get out of my parent's house, but with the job situation in the US right now I don't see that happening in the near future.
Competition is fierce for jobs right now. Large numbers of graduates are competing with people who lost jobs when the economy was flushed a few years ago. Squeezed out are the students who have less than a three-five gpa.
When I entered college I made a choice. I went to a school that would challenge me. I knew that my grades would suffer, but that was my choice. I wanted the education, not the easy A. I wasn't disappointed. But now I am starting to wish that I had gone to an easy school. I have to fight people who were able to slack in comparison for jobs.
I know that I have taken classes that would be honors classes at other schools, and I passed my Fundementals of Engineering exam, which is also optional at other schools. Required at Tech.
What's funny is that even recruiters know the difference in education. But their hands are tied, HR departments set standards and most of the time they cannot get around these minimum req's.
With all of this in mind... What reason is there left for students to challenge themselves by going to "harder" schools? If the grades go down because the cirruculum is harder, but minimum gpa dictates who gets hired why not go to the easy school? Granted, there are a few people who have the money in the family to be able to learn for fun. But the rest of us have loans that will need to be paid. If we cannot find the jobs to pay those loans because we challenged ourselves what is the point?
I know that this is a little off of the original topic, but it is a good question. I know what I wanted to do... but my gpa isn't enough to get out of the parents house. What do you think?
posted by Phoenixwaller | 9:15 AM
2 Comments:
I guess I shouldn't say anything, seing as how I goof off at work ;) Being in debt sure is crummy though, I can relate with that.
Around here you see help wanted signs everywhere so I don’t think it’s too hard to find some sort of job. The problem is housing. Nothing is available. What is available is way out of reach of those just entering the job market.
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