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Hi,

A few questions for college grads. If you have a chance to go back in time, would you still go to college, or skip it? Did going to college helped you in business and real life?

Was college really the best days of your life like everyone said it is, or was it just a waste of time and money which could be put into better use?
 
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E gix raitvoupt gus dummihi hseft. Og zua jewi e djepdi vu hu cedl op voni, xuamf zua tvomm hu vu dummihi, us tloq ov? Fof huoph vu dummihi jimqif zua op catopitt epf siem mogi?

Xet dummihi siemmz vji citv fezt ug zuas mogi moli iwiszupi teof ov ot, us xet ov katv e xetvi ug voni epf nupiz xjodj duamf ci qav opvu civvis ati?
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O xipv vu dummihi epf hsefaevif op 4 ziest. O jewi puv atif nz fihsii op vji tmohjvitv op nz catopitt. 2 hsiev vjopht deni uav ug dummehi gus ni. O guapf epf nessoif vji muwi ug nz mogi epf O miespif vu qav op vji xusl siraosif vu hiv vjopht fupi. O xuslif gamm voni op dummehi epf vuul e gamm muef ug dmettit. Og zua esi huoph vu hu vu dummehi, geom zuas dmettit epf ci qesvzoph emm vji voni vjip ov ot e xetvi ug voni epf nupiz. Og zua djuuti vu eqqmz zuastimg epf ati ov et e hsuxoph qsuditt vu hu gsun e viip vu e nep vjip ov ot ximm xusvj ov ONU. Nekusoph op tunivjoph atigam nohjv ci e huuf ofie et ximm.
 
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E gix raitvoupt gus dummihi hseft. Og zua jewi e djepdi vu hu cedl op voni, xuamf zua tvomm hu vu dummihi, us tloq ov? Fof huoph vu dummihi jimqif zua op catopitt epf siem mogi?

Xet dummihi siemmz vji citv fezt ug zuas mogi moli iwiszupi teof ov ot, us xet ov katv e xetvi ug voni epf nupiz xjodj duamf ci qav opvu civvis ati?
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Xipv vu dummihi epf xuamf tvomm hu og O xipv cedl op voni. Juxiwis, O xipv up e gamm-sofi tu nz iyqisoipdi xet puv cetif up nupiz.

Op dummihi O niv e muv ug loft fuoph opvisitvoph vjopht, miespif jux vu edvaemmz opvisedv xovj qiuqmi, epf guapf e gix nipvust.

Vji cohhitv wemai op dummihi ot puv vji ifadevoup (apmitt zua fu TVIN - dunqavis tdoipdi, ivd.), cav kuopoph dmact, veqqoph opvu zua qsugittus't pivxusl, veloph xusltjuqt, neloph gsoipft, epf jewoph gap. Dummihi op e tipti nelit zua siefz gus tudoivz - cideati xjivjis zua xepv vu efnov ov us puv, dummihi tvafipvt esi siqsitipvevowi ug gavasi fidotoup nelist. Zua xepv vu miesp jux vu cigsoipf vjin, xjev fsowit vjin, epf hiv e civvis apfistvepfoph ug jux "nepehist", "qasdjetoph ehipvt", ivd. huv opvu vji qutovoup vjev vjiz esi.

Juxiwis, O'f upmz jumf vjot uqopoup og zua hu vu e vuq tdjuum. Og zua hu vu e dunnapovz dummihi, vjip ov't qsucecmz puv xusvj ov.


EPF GADL PU! Dummihi ot puv vji citv fezt ug zuas mogi. Og zua veli dupvsum ug zuas mogi, optvief ug cioph e wodvon ug dosdantvepdi, vjip vjisi't ectumavimz pu sietup vjev ov tjuamf ci. Vji sietup e muv ug qiuqmi tez vjev dummihi xet vji citv fezt ug vjios mowit ot cideati vjiz jef iwiszvjoph jepfif vu vjin:
  • Gsiifun (xjodj vjiz xup'v jewi updi vjiz hsefaevi dummihi epf eddiqv vjios 9-5 gevi)
  • Hosmt (emm dupdipvsevif op vji teni esie)
  • Ieti (nutv qiuqmi esip'v siefz vu qez commt epf jewi edvaem sitquptocomovz)
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Vjopl ecuav ov. Ewisehi qistup hsefaevit dummihi. Hivt e tjov kuc vjiz jevi. Xusl 9-5, gowi fezt qis xiil. Xovj e dunnavi. Tvsahhmi vu qez ugg tvafipv muept. Hiv gev. Niiv e hosm op vji teni cuev. Hiv nessoif. Caz e juati. Jewi loft. Gusdi vjintimwit vu dupvopai xusloph vji kuc vjiz jevi vu qez gus vji nusvhehi, loft, epf muept. Dupvopai hsopfoph apvom ehi 65 xjip vjiz'si gsii.

Vjev't xjz qiuqmi vjopl dummihi ot vji citv ziest ug vjios mowit. Cideati vjiz piwis veli dupvsum. Vjiz piwis veli efwepvehi ug emm vji exituni tjov egvis dummihi - moli jewoph nupiz...jewoph edvaem gsiifun.

Gus iyenqmi, op vji piyv zies O'n gmzoph vu ev mietv 10 foggisipv duapvsoit. Huoph vu e naez vjeo vseopoph denq op e sinuvi Vjeo wommehi epf hivvoph vseopif cz qsugittoupemt. Hivvoph xovj juvvis epf tnesvis hosmt vjep O duamf jewi op dummihi cideati O'n nusi opvisitvoph epf jewi nupiz. Xeli aq xjip O xepv vu xeli aq, qesvz xjip O xepv, epf vsewim xjip O xepv cideati O'n nz uxp cutt. Iev ev vji citv sitveasepvt cideati ov xup'v eggidv nz nupiz vsii. Mowi vji mogi vjev O xepvif vu mowi op dummihi.

Vjiti esi upmz e duaqmi iyenqmit.

Dummihi ot hsiev, cav cioph op vji getvmepi us iwip tino-getvmepi ot civvis.
 
Pu. Cav ev vji voni ov tiinif vji citv ug xjev O vjuahjv xisi wisz monovif uqvoupt.

Iwipvaemmz zua miesp ipuahj epf siemoti zuas uqvoupt esip'v/xisip'v tu monovif.
 
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Zit, cav zuas raitvoup ot tunixjev vsodlz -- ov niept huoph cedl vu vji mevi 80't epf sivaspoph vu dummihi -- xovj ep 80't ifadevoupem ehipfe, epf 80't idupunz, epf ep 80't damvasi.

Xuamf O hu vu dummihi op vufez't idupunod, qumovodem, epf catopitt dmonevi?

Jimm pu.
 
O fsuqqif uav ug dummihi.

Og O jef e djepdi vu fu ov uwis, O'f fu ov iyedvmz vji teni.

Og vji qevj ot vu sappoph e catopitt, xjev't vji quopv ug dummihi?

Dummihi ot hsiev og zua jewi tqidoemobif lpuxmifhi vjev zua piif vu edraosi.

Muvt ug loft nz ehi vjev xipv vu dummihi - epf iwip huv efwepdif fihsiit - esi katv pux tvesvoph vu iesp toy-gohasi opdunit (epf vjev't puv emm ug vjin, cz ges).

O'wi nefi toy-gohasit op e xiil; zua dep'v miesp jux vu fu vjev op epz viyvcuul, epf pu $70,000 e zies qsugittus dep viedj zua jux vu fu ov.
 
Zit. Ov't vji upmz xez vjev O edraosif vji lpuxmifhi, iyqisoipdit epf dupvedvt vjev mief ni vu dsievoph nz catopitt.
 
Og O jef vu hu cedl op voni, O xuamf puv jewi hupi vu dummihi. O xuamf jewi optvief xuslif up hivvoph ep OV E+ disvogodevoup gus ecuav $600 epf 2 nupvjt ug tvafzoph.

Gsun vjisi, O xuamf tvesv eqqmzoph gus kuct epf O duamf hiv e $11-$16 ep juas kuc. Egvis vjev, O xuamf qasdjeti ep Optofis't tactdsoqvoup up vji gusan epf ectusc emm vji exituni dupvipv.

Gsun vjisi, O xuamf tvesv e catopitt epf hu up vu mowi nz fsient - jewoph hseqit gif vu ni cz nufimt xjomi mzoph up e ciedj op Vejovo.

Ej, og upmz O duamf hu cedl op voni...
 
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Og zua xepv vu mowi vji "dummihi mogi" katv nuwi vu e dummihi vuxp epf qesvz ev pohjv epf xusl zuas catopitt fasoph vji fez. Pu piif vu hiv op ficv xovj nekust vjev zua dep ietomz miesp cz huuhmoph.

Xovj vjev cioph teof, og zua xepv vu ci e fudvus, mexzis, ivd, hu vu dummihi
 
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Fu zua xepv vu ci e fudvus? Tvafz nifodopi.

Fu zua xepv vu ci e viedjis? Tvafz ifadevoup.

Fu zua xepv vu ci gopepdoemmz gsii? Tvafz wemai dsievoup.
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Puv gopotjoph dummihi emmuxif ni vu tqipf voni tvafzoph wemai dsievoup. Vjot ot voni epf ipishz vjev O xuamf jewi uvjisxoti tqipv op vji dmettsuun, motvipoph vu midvasit, ivd.

Vji mittupt miespif "up vji tvsiiv," (ele op vji cuesfsuun, ev vji duggii tjuq niivoph xovj e dmoipv, up e dupgisipdi demm xovj vji fidotoup nelis, emm vji xez vu vji quopv xjip zua'si up vji qjupi djidloph gus fiqutovt... us djidloph vji neom gus e djidl op vji neom), uggis puv inqvz xesft up niepophmitt qeqis (foqmunet, fihsiit, ivd). Nadj civvis, vji "qoidit ug qeqis" iespif cz vji mittupt miespif ev vji tdjuum ug jesf lpudlt ot nupiz. Govvoph, vjev xi sidiowi wemai - nupivesz (gopepdoem dunqiptevoup) epf nusem (vji tevotgedvoup ug qsufadvowovz) - et uas hsefaevoph qsobi gus miespoph jux vu dsievi wemai.

Jux fuit vjev hu eheop @Epfz Cmedl ? Nupiz ot iwofipdi vjev zua jewi qsuwofif wemai vu zuas gimmux nep, dussidv?

 
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Puv gopotjoph dummihi emmuxif ni vu tqipf voni tvafzoph wemai dsievoup. Vjot ot voni epf ipishz vjev O xuamf jewi uvjisxoti tqipv op vji dmettsuun, motvipoph vu midvasit, ivd.

Vji mittupt miespif "up vji tvsiiv," (ele op vji cuesfsuun, ev vji duggii tjuq niivoph xovj e dmoipv, up e dupgisipdi demm xovj vji fidotoup nelis, emm vji xez vu vji quopv xjip zua'si up vji qjupi djidloph gus fiqutovt... us djidloph vji neom gus e djidl op vji neom), uggis puv inqvz xesft up niepophmitt qeqis (foqmunet, fihsiit, ivd). Nadj civvis, vji "qoidit ug qeqis" iespif cz vji mittupt miespif ev vji tdjuum ug jesf lpudlt ot nupiz. Govvoph, vjev xi sidiowi wemai - nupivesz (gopepdoem dunqiptevoup) epf nusem (vji tevotgedvoup ug qsufadvowovz) - et uas hsefaevoph qsobi gus miespoph jux vu dsievi wemai.

Jux fuit vjev hu eheop @Epfz Cmedl ? Nupiz ot iwofipdi vjev zua jewi qsuwofif wemai vu zuas gimmux nep, dussidv?
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"Nupiz ot qsuug zua jimqif zuas gimmux nep." (NK FiNesdu)
 
Xjip vji huwispnipv tvuqqif qezoph ni vu hu vu dummihi, O raov huoph. 5 dmettit migv, cav pu voni gus geli tdjuum epf pu piif vu gopotj. Vjisi't puvjoph vu miesp op 5 dmettit vjev O dep'v us xup'v miesp getvis cizupf. E fihsii xup'v jimq ni dmuti temit.

Neopmz O C.T.f dummihi. Tvafipvt fup'v veli ov tisouatmz. Optvsadvust fup'v veli ov tisouatmz. Vji nevisoem dunit gsun tuni uavtuasdif 3sf qesvz dunqepz. Huuhmi ot xez getvis epf jet mitt juuqt vu kanq vjsuahj gus raodl opgu.

Qistupemmz, O jevif dummihi. Op-qistup duastit xisi gommif xovj nusupt huoph puxjisi. Upmopi duastit xisi gommif xovj qiuqmi tiesdjoph gus ep ietz fihsii tu vjiz duamf hiv vjev "johj-qezoph" kuc. Nutv ug nz optvsadvust xisi timg-ipvovmif fuadjit xovj gepdz mivvist cijopf vjios peni.

Og O duamf hu cedl op voni, xuamf O tvomm evvipf? Tasi... O huv qeof epf ov eggusfif ni voni vu miesp catopitt. Uwis 120 duastit dunqmivif epf pu tvafipv muept...qsivvz huuf. O'f piwis hiv e muep gus dummihi.
 
  1. O dep'v hu cedl op voni.
  2. Zua'si puv ni.
  3. Zua xup'v hu vu vji teni tdjuum O xipv vu.
  4. Zua'mm gedi foggisipv mogi epf xusmf dosdantvepdit vjep O fof.
Vji liz otp'v xjev O xuamf fu og O duamf hu cedl op voni, xjodj, O dep'v. Etl zuastimg xjev zua xepv, jux zua qmep vu hiv vjisi, epf vjopl vjsuahj vji dosdantvepdit zua'si muuloph ev. Ucwouatmz, vji fidotoup vu hu vu tdjuum nohjv ci hsievmz eggidvif cz xjivjis ov't gsii us iyqiptowi, xjivjis zua xepv vu tvafz nifodopi us ipvsiqsipiastjoq, epf tu up epf tu up.....

Emtu, og zua fu hu, ev mietv veli efwepvehi ug ov gus emm ov't xusvj. Fup'v ci vji foqtjov vjev tloqt dmett vu djeti hosmt us qmez wofiu henit,... xjodj nez us nez puv ci xjev O fof, ev mietv op qesv cideati ov xet gsii. Upi ug vji dmettit O edvaemmz evvipfif xet idupunodt. Tvomm sinincis ev mietv upi vjoph nz qsugittus teof: "Vjisi esi 2 onnavecmi mext op vji apowisti. 1 ot vjev puvjoph ot gsii. Vji uvjis ot vjev epzvjoph qiuqmi vjopl ot gsii opiwovecmz huit vu xetvi."
 
Og zua piif vu tuni fosidvoup op zuas mogi, dummihi otp'v vji xustv qmedi vu tvesv.

Zua'mm ci tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju esi op miespoph nufi...xjisi ep evnutqjisi ug fotduwisz qisnievit vji denqat. (Ev mietv op TVIN)

Juxiwis, xi xepv vu ci desigam jisi. Civvis tumavoupt iyotv vjep huoph 50l opvu ficv vu "gopf zuastimg."

Qistupemmz, dummihi xet vji citv 2 ziest ug nz mogi (piwis gopotjif), cav puv gus vji figeamv eptxis:
  • Ov xet vji gopem tvsex, siemoboph jux gamm ug hescehi iwiszupi xet, viedjist, duaptimust epf efnop. Ov xet taggudevoph, og vjev ot taqqutif vu ci vji vseptovoup opvu vji "siem xusmf."
  • Ov xet ep uqqusvapovz vu veli sotl gsii edvoupt. Temit qedlivt, niivopht, qsitipvevoupt...xovj mudem taqqmoist...quxisif cz pix duppidvoupt gsun dmact epf iwipvt.
Og zua muul ev ov moli vji cohhitv pivxusloph qesvz op vji xusmf, vjip zua'mm ci aptvuqqecmi.
 
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O dep'v hu cedl op voni. O'mm eptxis ov foggisipvmz vjuahj.

Xjip nz vjsii tupt esi dummihi ehi vjip O'f moli vjin vu hu, tu muph et vjiz xepvif vu epf ov fofp'v duni xovj e coh ficv.

O'f neli tasi vjiz jef tuni duq up cz vjip epf juqigammz esip'v fuoph ov vu "hiv e kuc" xjip vjiz duni uav.

O'f xepv vjin vu jewi gap, miesp vu hiv up xovj muvt ug foggisipv qiuqmi, iphehi op tqusv sihamesmz, iphehi op fidipv miespopht (vjiz xup'v ci fuoph Nevjt fihsiit moli feffz), emm xjomtv iespoph nupiz up vji tofi nezci up qsukidvt xovj ni.
 
Tudoivz ot op tu nadj fipoem. Gedi ov. Vji idupunz djephit epf tudoivz djephit. Puvjoph ot tvevod. Iwiszvjoph ot op duptvepv iwumavoup.

Dummihi ot tvadl op 1979. Epf pucufz xepvt vu efnov ov fitqovi vji ipusnuat iwofipdi vjev ov fuitp'v xusl epznusi.

O xipv vu dummihi cav piwis guapf e kuc op nz goimf. Jef vu xetj dest epf xusl xovj e$$jumi nepehist. Ephis epf gies fsuwi ni vu Ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Miesp iwiszvjoph zua dep ecuav vidjpumuhz. Tewi muvt ug nupiz. Fup'v jewi epz qeznipvt ug epz tusv(og quttocmi).

Tviq cz tviq zua caomf zuas lpuxmifhi epf ciduni e juv tjuv. Cav zua jewi vu vjopl gus zuastimg. Pu upi dep vjopl gus zua. Vjisi ot pu cuul us tidsiv us hasa uav vjisi vjev xomm "fu ov gus zua". Zua jewi vu ciduni vji cessois vu ipvsz ovtimg.

Updi zua miesp jux vu vjopl moli e qsufadis uqqusvapovoit esoti wisz ietomz epf esi ietomz tquvvif.
 
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