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<blockquote data-quote="Justice C. Bigler" data-source="post: 18864" data-attributes="member: 74"><p>Re: Colleges are a joke. Really.</p><p></p><p>It might be worth noting that in most cases the classes that you are allowed to test out of are the entry level or general ed classes (which are still entry level). If you have half a brain and/or some experience in an area, you can usually pass the test out test without much work.</p><p></p><p>In general, in the area that I work in, even in stage labor and event production you can tell the difference in quality between those who have been to college (even if they haven't completed) versus those who have not. The language and communication skills, critical thinking and analytical troubleshooting skills are of those who have been to college are head and shoulders and in some cases whole torsos above those who have not. I can even tell the difference between those who have had some sort of real theatre experience in college and those who haven't.</p><p></p><p>Think of college as more or less an exercise in tempering the human mind, making it stronger and more robust. And that's why when all the n00bs come on the boards and ask if they should go to college, or go right out and start working in the industry, I always tell them to go to college, in any area that interests them, rather than just jump on the tour bus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justice C. Bigler, post: 18864, member: 74"] Re: Colleges are a joke. Really. It might be worth noting that in most cases the classes that you are allowed to test out of are the entry level or general ed classes (which are still entry level). If you have half a brain and/or some experience in an area, you can usually pass the test out test without much work. In general, in the area that I work in, even in stage labor and event production you can tell the difference in quality between those who have been to college (even if they haven't completed) versus those who have not. The language and communication skills, critical thinking and analytical troubleshooting skills are of those who have been to college are head and shoulders and in some cases whole torsos above those who have not. I can even tell the difference between those who have had some sort of real theatre experience in college and those who haven't. Think of college as more or less an exercise in tempering the human mind, making it stronger and more robust. And that's why when all the n00bs come on the boards and ask if they should go to college, or go right out and start working in the industry, I always tell them to go to college, in any area that interests them, rather than just jump on the tour bus. [/QUOTE]
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