Yep. I have met some really useless people with degrees from Harvard. Higher education these days is more about the ability to pay for it than it is about academic ability. Its how you use your education that matters.
Looking back, I might have chosen a different path but that doesn't mean I would be any happier or more successful. Follow your interest and passion- higher education or not.
Lord, you can say that again. I get looked down upon because A) I went to a state university, not an Ivy League school, and B) I'm getting an APPLIED science degree. /gasp, I'm not purely academic? I MUST BE USELESS!!!
Never mind that I'm more skilled in the lab than 90% of your average chemistry post docs, and also have the benefit of a couple years experience in industry, as well as being cross trained in biotechnological skill sets. Snobby SOBs.......