Why people should be more considerate (opens in new tab)

Right. I went through the German system, and I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

First off, congratulations on doing Abitur, it will open up many many career options to you. To people not acquainted with he German school system, secondary education is divided by "quality" into three tiers, with Abitur being the diploma you get from the highest after 8 or 9 years of Gymnasium (which the top tier is called). With that, you can attend higher education. Apprenticeships are quite common in Germany for more practical jobs, but there's an awkward overlap between apprenticeships and technical or specialised higher education institutions (which aren't actually called universities, but are basically a less academic version of the same thing. Brilliant, huh?)

So yeah. Doing an apprenticeship to a "Betriebswirt" is more akin to an apprenticeship in business studies - but it's not an MBA, as you do that at university in a subject called "Betriebswirtschaftslehre". Woo-hoo, go German education!

Anyway, I guess your your basic problem is that people are telling you to carry on the apprenticeship route and you want to go to university?Considering the tiny cost of going to higher education compared to the US... go for it. It's well worth the experience.

First of all, thank you for taking the time and reading my text. Maybe I should've mentioned that I have a Turkish background, therefore I understand peolovictor's point of considering the experiences of others. The point I wanted to make is that, at least based on my own experience, people are getting less sensitive on the educational choice of others and have less empathy. But as always, these views are highly subjective and dependent on the context, so I can understand any criticism.

It goes both ways. There are few situations more annoying than when people use this argument to fend off sincere suggestions and constructive criticisms without giving them any thought.

People should also be more considerate about others' experiences.

I feel like this thread might help you: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5161899 (It may not be the greatest post in general, but seems applicable here.)