Anyone remember that guy who came from Sudan? He was featured on Oprah a couple years back, as a refugee, worked HARD and got into Harvard university? YES YES YES I know that as a black female we have to work twice as hard, and just FOR that we should always be thinking two steps ahead!!

Sorry, but to all those claiming that college is a scam, have got it wrong. This sounds like a plea for ‘woe is me’. Have you even thought about the people would kill to be over here? And whoever made that comment about the illegals ‘taking’ our jobs…I am SO sick of that damn excuse. Wake up!
That’s like someone saying oh look, I’m overweight, I can’t help myself. Well, no one told you to eat that Twinkie, drink that soda, or eat that cheeseburger. It’s all in your mindset ladies! Now, I’m not saying this to be harsh, but the truth hurts. Besides, this system is set up so that you have to rely on people and that is the mindset that we need to change.

I suggest you go to the library or buy this book called the ‘4-Hour Workweek’ by Timothy Ferris. We as a society are programmed to get good grades, go to college, and get a good job. In fact, getting a job is NOT your key to your stability. Because at the end of the day it is your BOSS who has the power to fire you, it is the government who taxes you, etc. etc. You need to be in control of your life. Why do we get up to go to work? To pay for the over-sized house that we can’t afford, to keep up with the Jones’, and to buy stuff we don’t really need. Now you’re probably wondering look @ this heifer spitting whatever. Well I will tell you my story. All throughout highschool I held down 2-3 jobs. The summer before university, I did a one-month French language course (government program) and then went to univ. Mind you, my parents agreed to pay for my tuition. Let’s just say the shit the fan and I didn’t get a dime. They actually owe me over $15 000 but that’s another story.

There is no substitute for cold hard work. Throughout
university I worked 3 jobs, sometimes even 4. I don’t
even know how I managed it to this day. Basically no
sleep and little social life, but it has paid off. Real
friends and fam will support you and will know when you
have to get your things done. I created my school
schedule that worked best for me and my jobs. My
employers understood that I had other jobs, and they
actually respected that I was upfront with them. Now I
just finished school, I landed an internship in Germany
(because I studied it, check: language skill) and am
networking here. E.g. I met up with a black woman who
is an international lawyer in Germany. Even how I got
that internship was all about networking. Next, I will
do one semester abroad in Germany to become fluent,
then I will live in France to become fluent in french
and fulfill my dream of living abroad. My goal is
actually to live and work on every continent! That
being said, all of these didn’t just fall into my lap.
I didn’t just ‘wish’ it to happen. I MADE it happen. I
researched, I upped my skills, I volunteered, I
developed contacts, I got OUT THERE!! Languages will
always help you, and it will make you stand out.
So, what is the moral of this story? Stop relying on
others for your own success! Summary:

-NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK

-Look for opportunities that others aren’t looking for. If everyone wants something and brings the same thing
to the table, you don’t stand out. Its like a luxury
item, if everyone has it, it loses its value. You have
to DO something that makes you stand out. Case in
point, move abroad. What better way to make your resume
stand out than by saying ‘I spent 6 months on an
internship 1/2 way across the world’. Prospective
employers will eat it up and will probably actually be
jealous because you got to travel all over.
-Research. Spend 2 hours a day, or an hour a day
researching an industry that generates money. Find out
who the players are, how you can get into it, etc. etc
-Get a side hustle, and network like crazy.
-Update your skills. Instead of spending an hour on
Facebook, Myspace, or MSN or watching TV, use that hour
to create a website. Go on craigslist and look for
small companies that need a website. Boom, you have a
couple sites down to build a portfolio and that can
generate money, i.e. passive income.
Now I know there will be a plethora of excuses, but if
you really want to sit there and complain that college
is a scam, that you feel you wasted your money blah
blah than that’s up to you. But I’m saying it CAN be
done, I am living proof, and tons of people out there
are too. You know what else is funny, the times I told
my friends to get involved with stuff during univ. and
to come to meetings they would laugh at it. Now I’m the
one laughing and they’re asking me to hook them up. It
goes both ways…we all have certain circumstances, but
its up to YOU to change your attitude and change how
you want to live. Yea, I will write a life coaching book sometime soon :)

I have a bacholers in psychology guess what??? NO GOOD JOB. I’m working at wal mart!!! WAL MART cause that’s all I could find cause I held the degee but they they were like DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE??? I was like NO I don’t and they were like well you can’t have the job.

I told them skills I learned in college and they say no that’s not good enough. I SPEND THOUSANDS OF MY PARENTS DOLLARS TO GO.

I can’t get a masters cause my GPA is too low, college was hard people. I don’t think I could handle 3 more years of stress to be job hunting for the next few years.

I just had a baby, and I’m trying to bring up my family. My husband is going back to school, but I support whatever he wants to do. I am proud of him for having a goal.

But anyway college is a SCAM, just like others out there. I regret ever going.