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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1531917" data-attributes="member: 6146"><p>Our society has put a stigma on the whole "degree/no degree" thing.  Too many degreed individuals look down on the "uneducated", in a form of false elitism.  There are many jobs that honestly require a college degree; there are many, many more that don't, yet some employers demand one anyway.  Too many kids with the natural skills and mindset for many occupations never pursue them because we have been programmed to believe that you must have a college degree to truly be a "success" in our society, and go the college route rather than a vocational one.  Sure makes the universities, banks, and other financial aid guys smile.</p></blockquote><p></p>