2 April 2026 · By STWU Team

Shey School Na Scam? Reframing How We Talk About a Degree

"Shey school na scam?" is one of the questions we get asked most — usually from someone watching mates without degrees seem to be doing fine.

Our take from repeated Straight Talk sessions on this: a degree was never designed to be a career on its own. It is one credential among several. The undergraduates who do best treat their years on campus as a chance to build skills, a network and a portfolio alongside the degree — not instead of it.

Plan your career path from year one, not final year.

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