What is the point?

[SocialistLez]

I've been reading stories about how so many college grads are having trouble finding work.
There was a guy who majored in civil engineering who had 2 or 3 internships during college and has applied for over 100 engineering jobs. He finally found work as a waiter.

I can understand those majoring in "Liberal Studies," "Gender Studies," "English literature," etc. having trouble finding work, no offense to anyone who majored in those subjects.

I have always loved school and acquiring knowledge. I spend hours on the internet researching things I find interesting.
I am in school pursuing a bachelor's degree in Social Work. I want to minor in Nonprofessional Studies BUT the timing of those classes interferes with my Social Work classes. I personally don't think four years of college is necessary to be a social worker. I want to go to grad school to major in Social Work or Higher Education Administration.

The future :scared: me and I find myself questioning what the point of college is if corporations are continuously offshoring jobs. I know college is supposed to be where people go to learn new things. I'm not opposed to learning new things but it's not as if college is very affordable these days.

Anyone want to offer their opinions as to why college is so necessary.

There is so much indoctrination in the schools, from society, and from the government: "GO TO COLLEGE!! EARN MORE MONEY!!" and there are lots of people with college degrees out of a job.

:-(

[Oregone]

1. When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,

Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.

[jotsy]

2. If I'm optimistic, I see us in a transitional society where know how like yours may be at the heart

of necessary. Are you familiar with the Institute for Local Self Reliance?

Absolutely, grab all the education and info you can afford yourself, but consider stepping outside the standard box view of the employment process by putting what you've learn to use in a setting that means something to you. Earning more money should never have been placed at the root of what causes us to want to learn more.

Good luck.

[SocialistLez]

3. $$ isn't my primary goal

I want enough to pay my bills and have some to set aside every paycheck.
A little vacation once a year or every other year wouldn't be so bad.
I don't need the most expensive car, just something decent, reliable and good on gas. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to live in a city with great mass transit and won't need a car.

I am not familiar with the Institute of Local Self Reliance BUT I will look them up. :)

[jotsy]

4. Here's a link, and now I'm curious as to what you would like to be doing.

<http://www.ilsr.org/>

[SocialistLez]

5. I love helping people.

That's why I feel like Social Work is a good fit.
I plan to get a master's in social work, that way I can be a counselor/therapist/social worker in a hospital or a non-profit setting.

I wouldn't mind working in a non-profit organization. Hunger relief, affordable housing, reproductive health, etc.

If not that, I'd like to work in Student Services at a college. Teaching would be nice but I know how hard those jobs are to come by (at least the decent ones).

I like the ILSR. Thank you for the link. :)