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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Mannes on the Street: Was College Worth It? [Watch (HLS stream): Mannes on the Street: Was College Worth It?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/T5eniQh9.m3u8) (1:12)  _Published 2014-07-31. MONEY_ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:57 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Mannes on the Street: Awkward Money Conversations With Family](/video/vG9qkg84/) ### Mannes on the Street: Awkward Money Conversations With Family [Mannes on the Street: Who Do You Tip?](/video/ZAVwDWlq/) ### Mannes on the Street: Who Do You Tip? [Mannes on the Street: Who's Your Money Hero?](/video/OjYq8l3U/) ### Mannes on the Street: Who's Your Money Hero? --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I'm in New York City's Bryant Park. And I'm asking people was college worth the money? Oh yes. Absolutely. I loved my college, it changed my life and I wouldn't give up my experience. So even if I don't have a job right now << I think it was very good. << By answering and putting your name out there and learning the field that you wanna be in. [ xx ] I really do believe it works. << It's worth it. << It's worth it, in my opinion, yes. << It's just gonna give me the tools to eventually get to a higher position in my job and make the money. Kind of the right education, the right basic fundamentals. I suppose Something that wouldn't have happened if you hadn't gone to college you think? Definitely. Something that I needed the guidance of a professor and like a professional environment to do. Probably like the most of the people that you've interviewed, who've gone to college, that, that would say yes it was worth it. Although what they were schooled in is not what they ended up making their living with. Yes, I do feel like it's going to pay off with a positive attitude and hard work. 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