Fappy said:
My adviser (and the head of the Journalism department) told me that you don't even need a high school diploma to be a good journalist. I can't imagine why anyone would pursue a masters in Journalism unless they planned on teaching it. The only thing my degree really serves as is a talking point for employers. That's it.
I may have learned a few things and grown as a person as a result of the whole college experience, but something tells me that's not what people throw down thousands of dollars a year for.
This is the case for a lot more things than people realize. Unfortunately for me, the field that I plan on going into (scientific research) requires not only an undergraduate degree, but also Master's of (preferably) a Ph.D. Thankfully, I have enough scholarships that I'm not paying very much for college, so I should be able to get my time and money out of it (or at least I really, really hope so).
