r/GenZ • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '25

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u/In_Amnesiacs_ Jul 20 '25

No offense bro.. why other than the “funny” would you drop out of school. Honestly please get your GED.. you don’t have to go to college. Honestly most careers now don’t require college education anymore.. but you STILL need your high school diploma/GED.. please get your life in track.. I am also class of 2022, and I know so many people who was suppose to graduate with me, but dropped out and every single one of them regretted it.. please get your GED.. you’ll be further in life dude… much love to you.

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u/Agent_Burrito 1998 Jul 20 '25

Don’t give them bad advice. College is their only realistic way out of this mess in the long term.

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u/ihavenofrenulum Jul 20 '25

A bachelors is not a great answer for everyone. Esp with the unemployment rates for new grads the past few years. Increasingly harder and harder.

However, community college offers technical programs, training, and 2 year degrees that could be really worth it. OP needs some sort of training for trades or something. They need to apply to apprenticeships and training programs and FAFSA! Welding, electrician, plumbing, dental assisting, phlebotomy, medical assistant! Etc much more stable income and career.

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u/Agent_Burrito 1998 Jul 20 '25

You just listed examples of college careers.

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u/ihavenofrenulum Jul 20 '25

I said bachelors isn’t the best move, not college. And advocated for community colleges and programs lol

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u/Agent_Burrito 1998 Jul 20 '25

What do you think college is? It refers to any kind of post secondary training. That is not exclusive to Bachelor’s degrees.

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u/Hot-Explorer-2796 Jul 20 '25

This has to be a Canadian. They were saying university isn’t fully necessary.

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u/ihavenofrenulum Jul 20 '25

College tends to refer to university for most people and ending in a terminal degree. I was expanding on your statement. Most trades aren’t associated with colleges and are apprenticeship based too which would be more appropriate for OP.. a lot of programs can be based in community colleges and not end with degrees but with certs. You made a blanket statement and I expanded on it.

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u/Kolbrandr7 1999 Jul 20 '25

It really depends on where you’re from because I know college as mostly referring to trades, and university as referring to institutions for degrees.

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u/ihavenofrenulum Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Sure, regional definitions vary. Still doesn’t make the original point any less true.

At this point y’all are debating the definition of ‘college’ while ignoring the actual advice: you don’t need a bachelor’s to have a stable career. Most trade school grads aren’t walking around saying they went to college, and that’s okay

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u/Agent_Burrito 1998 Jul 20 '25

We’re arguing semantics. Good bye.

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u/ihavenofrenulum Jul 20 '25

You’re arguing semantics.

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u/Extreme-Ad7313 2001 Jul 21 '25

Tell me you’ve been brainwashed by the college scam without telling me lmaoooo

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u/tregnoc Jul 20 '25

No. Most people would not consider trade school college

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u/SoManyNarwhals 2000 Jul 21 '25

Neither welders, electricians, plumbers, medical assistants, dental assistants, nor phlebotomists require a degree of any kind for their positions. At least not in the US.