Beschrijving

Do only dumb people skip college? Does a degree guarantee a job? How exactly do college loans work? Why won’t people hire me? Is my life over? Did I miss the chance to succeed?For most people, life becomes a lot less straightforward after high school. The opportunities are great, but the specifics are vague. Graduates are told to go college. It gets turned into this end-all, be-all stepping stone towards adulthood. But a lot gets left out.Every year, young adults throw themselves into college while having no idea what they’re doing. And then they graduate jobless with piles of debt. Or they quit halfway through because it’s meaningless to them.Then there’s those who decide to skip college and get treated as if something is wrong with them.This is the story of all those people. It is a journey through the vague and unknown, filled with tales of failure and perseverance. A lot of books are written about college and young adulthood. This is the one that no one gave us.