So, is that little bit of signaling worth four years of your life and, usually, a large debt not dischargeable through bankruptcy?
I’m not saying that a liberal-arts BA is not worth it—clearly, it depends. But if you are (1) not independently wealthy; (2) not going to grad school; (3) not very determined to work in the appropriate field (e.g. journalism, book publishing, etc.), then I think you should really consider whether that liberal-arts BA is worth it for you.
Yep. There also was an extended debate on Marginal Revolution about the degree to which a college degree represents skills and to which it is just a pure signal.
And yes, software is eating the world and it just might be the higher education’s turn.
So, is that little bit of signaling worth four years of your life and, usually, a large debt not dischargeable through bankruptcy?
I’m not saying that a liberal-arts BA is not worth it—clearly, it depends. But if you are (1) not independently wealthy; (2) not going to grad school; (3) not very determined to work in the appropriate field (e.g. journalism, book publishing, etc.), then I think you should really consider whether that liberal-arts BA is worth it for you.
You might be interested in this article I wrote for Inside Higher Ed about the possible coming collapse of the college market:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/08/19/miller_essay_on_how_faculty_should_get_out_before_higher_education_collapses#sthash.OTwp4Z6I.dpbs
Yep. There also was an extended debate on Marginal Revolution about the degree to which a college degree represents skills and to which it is just a pure signal.
And yes, software is eating the world and it just might be the higher education’s turn.