Fmr. US Labor Secretary Robert Reich: College Is a Ludicrous Waste Of Money

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9. I disagree with him.

College is about more than "getting a job". Liberal arts education is important in becoming well-rounded, I think. If all you do is study what you need to learn in your career field, then you are limiting yourself.

Still, college is way, way too expensive. I think higher ed needs to be free, at least on the undergraduate level.

A BS in biology or other science only prepares you to be a technician. You will not EVER be a biologist (in my case) for a federal/state agency without a MS. Of course you won't get an academic position without a PhD. But maybe we're talking apples and oranges here anyway.

Technical work is often repetitive and monotonous and you don't really get to use your intellect all that much. Personally, I find that demoralizing even now that I am nominally a "biologist."

So that part of the article immediately raised a red flag for me.

But that's my opinion. It's likely to be different in other fields.