Name: 你到底該不該逃課？- 大學資訊極客 (Should You Ever Skip Class? - College Info Geek)
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So today we are tackling the age old question,

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Now, you're probably expecting  me to say something like,

"Always go to class, eat your  vegetables, I'm your dad,"

because I have a beard and I'm  probably a bit older than you

but if I said that this video  would be five seconds long

and it probably wouldn't be worth your click.

So instead let's look at this  a little bit more objectively

because this is a question   about skipping classes, yes

So let's get this out of the way right up front.

I'm not going up against the truancy laws here.

You should go to class, just deal with it.

the question becomes  a little bit different

because in college   now you're an adult,

and you are choosing to pay   money for more education

You're choosing to pay money for these classes

and every class you decide    to skip costs you money,

and in fact, using some  simple math we can break down

exactly how much money  you're throwing away

So let's say you're  going to a university

you're taking the standard   15 credit per semester load,

which means you're gonna have  five three-credit classes,

and an average rate for  semester tuition at this point

is about $4,000 for in-state public tuition

So breaking all that    down your cost per credit

is $266.67, which means each three-credit class

and since you're gonna go to  each of those classes 48 times

that means you end up with   a per class cost of $16.67.

Meaning every single time    you decide to skip a class

by the straight math you are throwing away $17

and you're no long  getting the value for.

That example is the simple    math-based way to put it

when we consider a couple of other things.

Number one being not every    class is considered equal.

For one, you're gonna have    general education classes

which you don't care about  as much as your major classes

you're gonna have  certain sessions that  are really important

or the professor's giving   away some vital information

or on certain days you're    just gonna have classes

that go over like edge  cases or case studies

or something you really don't need to know about

is not gonna be worth as much as the other one

and furthermore, you   need to think about

what the actual value  of these classes is

because the value isn't the time you spend

The value actually is  the signalling value

your degree is going to   give to potential employers

Basically saying this  person is qualified

that your classes and your    other college experiences

which will help you get those jobs as well.

Basically, your focus should  be on the value of each class

as it applies to your earning  potential in the future

You're choosing to spend thousands of dollars

that you could be otherwise   working and making money,

and this is where the    opportunity cost comes in.

So the earnings you make    in the future from college

eventually need to outpace what you could've done otherwise.

This is the financial ROI,    or return on investment.

And yeah, college gives you other benefits.

You learn things,  you gain experiences,  you meet new people,

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