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writes:Not a relationship question sorry but a life decision question.Is it worth completing a degree? Does having one actually change people's lives that much? Just in a quandry about whether to finish it.Thanks Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 August 2008): My grandfather left university with one semester left, b/c he got drafted into the war (he'd been un-enrolled for a semester due to some illness ppl got back then but don't get now, that would keep you from going to college). Then after the war, it just seemed like too much bother to go back, and he never did finish his degree. He worked as an engineer for years and is, by all accounts, one of the brightest minds you could ever encounter. But not having a degree plagued him his entire life - he was paid less than he deserved and was not eligible for positions he could certainly have handled admirably. He learned more on the job than he possibly could have in those few classes he would have taken in that last semester, but it always haunted him, and to this day (he is 89), I believe it is his greatest regret in life that he did not finish his degree.
See it through, man. Get your diploma.
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 August 2008): Hi
Get the job done girl and be free after....more doors will open and never live with regrets...finish it or pay later and difficult to get grants and fees etc if yu stop and retry later in life.
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reader, Emilysanswers +, writes (10 August 2008):
When you graduate uni then no, having a degree doesn't seem to make a difference a lot of the time.
But in 5 years time then you'll be applying for jobs who say they want a university degree and if you don't have it then it's too late.
If you've already done some uni then you are already in debt, a little more debt now will make a big difference later on.
Everyone gets miserable and considers quitting some point but you just have to take a deep breath and get on with it. Besides, uni is so much fun and such a great place to meet people. I miss being at uni a lot sometimes.
Good Luck!! xx
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reader, bubbloo24  +, writes (10 August 2008):
 How close are you to finishing it?
I would stick to it and see it through because then you can move on to something else if you would rather with the degree under your belt.
My two sisters have both considered to stop studying for their degrees but both of them stuck to it and did really well.
I mean, it would seem that you have done most of the course and if you should leave it, you may regret it later on or feel that you've wasted a number of years studying for it.
You'll have the knowledge that you stuck through it if you continue on. Complete it and attempt to complete it well.
It's up to you, of course, and this is only my opinion.
Take care and best wishes xx
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (10 August 2008):
 I think you should finish your degree.
I don't know what happens in the UK. Where I live, in Latin America, a degree might make a lot of difference, or none. However, the degree does give you options.
I personally know a man who sent all his children to college thanks to his trade. He said his children needed options he never had. The man knows how to read and write and basic math. He owns a small, custom-made machine which he uses to peel oranges. He sells those oranges to passersby. That's a good trade here, because it's hot and the potassium in the oranges makes wonders. He sells those oranges for the equivalent of five cents of a dollar each. He thinks his children can sell oranges as well, if they want to, but they can also work as doctors or engineers. I guess his case is your answer.
Also, degrees can be thought of as exclusion criteria. If you have a B. S., for example, that doesn't mean much; there are ten million like you out there. But, if you don't have it, well, you just can't opt for the job those ten million might compete for.
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reader, bluntasaspoon +, writes (10 August 2008):
 if u have started u might as well finish it. u never know one day there will be the perfect job but u cant get it coz u dont have the degree that u are currently studing for (soz cant spell that one)
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