and industry sadly is ass kissing all the time

not that it doesnt exist in academia

but industry is #1 at that

I think it's kind of how you are as a person

I like being able to work hard

I dont like working too hard

If you can manage it

Having a high degree is going to be important

i guess it depends on the person.

and i agree that PhDs are not for everybody

My best friend is really driven

Dude worked his ass off at a top uni

Then couldn't deal with the biz

And started a restaurant that does well

Motivated/fast learners will do well regardless

on undergraduate many people wanted to do one. When graduating many prefer to go directly to industry.

I wanna do college

Which is different from uni

In my country

College is practical

Uni is empirical

On engineering is specially true. Is more of tenacity than anything.

College is like a trade school?

Pretty much

So our unis are nothing but intellectuals

hmmm i have to admit that unis are more theoretical that anything. They really dont prepare you for the real world

i had this experience when doing real work in the field... well thank for 5 year studying, i was lost as fuck at the beginning <:honkhonk:381867737443467268>

translating theoretical knowledge to real knowledge is were the real challenge is

Its for personal experience

It helps make you a better human

And make things easier

Plus it teaches you everything about a subject you love

I dont do well in uni

just get a satisfying blue collar job where your body stays fit and healthy and you go to work smiling because the union made your boss pay for your family's insurance

tbh

>Wanting stressful engineering job where you waste your technical skill and interest making shit for someone else you will never have any ownership of, right to, or ability to afford

>not wanting stress free job operating heavy equipment whistling like the extense commercial

>ruining your hobby by turning it into your job instead of keeping it an enjoyable thing you do for your own satisfaction

$$$$$$$$$$$

tbh i would be too tired after a blue collar job to work on my own projects

>literally forklifts drivers get paid more than entry level programmers