College or Life Experience? Which is More Essential??

...Hi there Helenhe, True too. One of my sayings is life is like a bowl of cherries, some sweet, some sour. The mix can be interesting. The box of chocolates of life does afford one a selection according to your taste. Hopefully after you have made your choice, there is some contentment and some measure of success. Thank you so much for your thoughts, they are on point and well said. Take good care. Happy New Year.

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...Hi there Albert1989, You make very excellent points. But we are going to have to slightly agree to disagree as I don't think that experience is far more important than education. The reason I say that is that experience by far is certainly very, very useful in the market place, as you pointed out so rightly with your example, but in sone instances you will not even to able to be considered for a particular position if you do not have a degree of some kind. You may certainly have the experience that proves you can perform the job efficiently and successfully, but you have to be able to be considered before you are able to show that. So I feel that both, the experience and the education sometimes will do you well. If you are alllowed to show your skill then fine, experience is far more worthwhile than education, but with both you have everything covered. Hope that my explanation makes sense. Thanks so much for your response. Take care.

...Hi maximax8, It sounds as though, frst of all that your parents did an excellent job of rearing you to be a very mature young person. Eighteen is a very young age to travel in foreign countries. You have had invaluable experience which it seems has made you very well rounded, with good instincts and possibly able to converse on most topics of conversation. Good for you. You and your parents should be very proud. Take care, and thanks.

...Hi MJay101, I think, like you that both are important, in fact I think they complement each other. You absolutely need social skills to move through some of the barbed wire webs that sometimes confront you, and set you back if you are not aware of the things that are not necessarily out of a textbook. By the way did you read the alert that we will be paid double for our comments on today the 22nd? Pass it on. Take care and thanks for your insightful comment.

...Hi ishme4nowz, I think your points are very well thought out. The degrees that we may receive in college, let us kown the fundamentals of sciences, mathematics, and what may have gone on in history as well as other things, But if you ask someone, how much did your book learning help you in the real world, they may be at a loss for an answer. The degree helps in the competition arena, after you get the job, it is your abilty to apply concepts and strategy, and applications to whatever it is you must do in performing that job, that helps you to succeed. Life experiences teach you what is going on on a daily basis, how do you balance a check book, what do you do to obtain viable investments, what happens to your car if you don't change the oil? Many things not obtsined from books in college. Thanks for your response. May you and your family have a very safe and happy New Year.

...Hi there pentagan12, Well, this is one of the most well stated comments that I have read. Thank you for taking the time to respond. You are certainly correct in you assessment, a combination of both helps to make one a well rounded person and the absence of a full complement of either would not necessarily cause one to fail. There have been many who have been successful without gracing the "Halls of Ivy", as well those who have entered the halls, completed their studies and went down hill from there and may have taken their father's money with them. Sometimes. it's the will, sometimes it's the way. Perhaps some luck along the way as well. Making the most of who you are and where you find yourself is a good start. Take care, thanks for your great comment and Happy New Year.

..Hi Fulltank, Sorry to take so long responding. You are correct, I am one who will be attending school as long as I can walk. I find learning very simulating and interesting. Going to college is benefical in the work world because you have to be able to compete. But I think your life experience is also an intregal part of your life even if you do go to college. Some things are not in text books. And college does not complete the circle in all areas. A degree certainly helps you earn more money which is what you need to live, but added life experiences helps to make, I think, a well rounded person. Bill Gates, as you might know, one of the richest men in America, dropped out of Harvard, and went on his way to follow a path to success. There are people who use both schooling and life experiences to complement each of them and I am in that court. Take good care and Happy New Year to you and your family. Thanks for your very interesting comment.