Sure sure. My degrees are the best investment of time and money I have ever made, though. Pretty sure my life would suck real bad had I not gone to college.
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What are your degrees in?
I don't think that reading Applied Mathematics and taking physics classes has helped me in the real world.
I think maybe you did not understand my original reply. You do not typically use the content of undergrad courses directly in the “real world”. You become more generally intelligent by studying. Just like you wont bench press weight outside the gym but you benefit from the exercise in the gym. The exercises help you build muscles you use outside the gym. You use your intellect outside the University. You can exercise without the gym and you can build your intellect outside University, they are just very useful options. A Masters or PhD would be the deeper study of specific content.
And I'm telling you that having read applied mathematics at one of the best universities in the world, I wish I didn't.
I don't think I have improved my intelligence by having gone through it, and when I meet recent graduates (especially Americans) I'm always in amazement about how little they know about life.
Good for you! Not everyone needs a gym membership either. So dont buy one. But we shouldnt tell people the gym is a waste of money and time. Gives people the false perception they do not need to take care of themselves. Same goes for learning.
People should really spend more time considering if they should go to college, where they should go, and what they should do once they get there. Instead of being confused about why they are studying the courses they are studying.