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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I had some savings and went to a cheap school. I wasn't referring to my personal situation.
I was speaking in the general sense regarding debt, as most college-bound folks seem to incur quite the mountain of debt in the present climate.
Yes, statistically the odds are in your favor with the degree; all I am saying is that there are nuances withing that statistical construct and nothing is guaranteed.

of course nothing is ever guaranteed-- in that vein i could say you shouldn't buy a house cos maybe a volcano will erupt right underneath.

with val already having invested 5 years of his life into this, to throw it all away so close to the goal would be a total waste.

that's the reason i asked him how far he was into it. had he been in his sophomore year i might have recommended otherwise.

at this point, a degree (ANY degree) will serve him better than "a bunch of courses".

fact is, often recruiters will regard your degree simply as your ability to finish what you've started. unfinished studies will peg you as a "quitter" whether you actually are or not. a recruiter doesn't have time to know you personally, so they have to make quick judgments. degree > no degree. (i should know what im saying, i didnt finish my phd). a b.a. functions as a credential, nothing more-- but it's an important one.