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Originally Posted by WolfAtTheDoor
I'm determined not to be 'pushed' in any direction by my peers. I think in this day and age it's far too easy to 'jump the shark' and end up in a position where you'll be relatively well-off in your career in the future, but at the expense of losing a grip on all of the aspirations you had when you were young. What with the recession and everything, everyone is far too keen to find something well-paid and then stick with that.
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in my experience this attitude will cause you some strife in the not so distant, post-graduation working world.
unless you're studying medicine or some other highly specialized
under saturated field, you'll likely find yourself taking whatever job you can get. regardless of the economy.
in terms of your aspirations, write them down somewhere or email them to yourself and save it in an archive. check them out again in 5 years or so. see which ones are really worth holding onto after a year or two of repaying student loan debt.
i know it's a rather pessimistic view but it's the harsh reality of the situation. if you're just getting a BA you're going to be competing with thousands of other grads, not to mention the tens of thousands of others who have the same piece of paper and who've accrued a bit of working experience.
in my view the real benefit and value to post secondary education is the life experience it provides the individual. and you get to study stuff you're actually interested in learning about while you're living it.