LogFAQs > #881995524

I went and am glad I did.

Was the most fun I've had my whole life and made a lot of friends (which moving away has sadly eroded away again), and I didn't drink or go to frat parties at all, so even if that's not your thing you can have fun at college.

I got a nice job with my degree, and while I don't actually use my degree in the slightest in performance of said job and it's not really what I imagined myself doing, it's still a much better career than I could have gotten w/o a degree.

I had a full tuition academic scholarship (but it was in-state at a state university, so it still wouldn't have been THAT much if I had to pay), worked part time on campus, used my parents' healthcare plan to avoid the fee for that (school required us to have some sort of health plan to use the on-campus medical facility)...I went to college for cheap. I think that's the key. Spending more doesn't necessarily mean you're getting more valuable an education, but it does mean you're going to be screwed for decades to come.

EDIT: Based on the above poster's horror story, another point: I made SURE the degree program at the college I chose was accredited by a reputable institution (in my case, ABET accredited for an engineering degree). If your degree program isn't...it's a crap shoot if employers will even consider it.