Why College Is Not Valuable
People think going to college is what they need to do after graduating high school even though they can choose to not go. People are under the assumption that college is the only path that leads to success. While on the other hand they are very wrong. There is many reasons not to go to college and how college is not valuable.College is not valuable because you can still be as successful without any college education and it can be stressful and overwhelming.
The first reason college is not valuable is because you can still be as successful without a college degree. One example occurs when “Why College Isn’t (And Shouldn’t Have to Be) For Everyone” Last year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 46 percent of recent college graduates were in jobs that don’t even require a college degree. Why would we spend 4 years of our life and waste thousands of dollars if half of us have jobs we could get with only a high school diploma? If people that attend college are …show more content…
They may be bright and ambitious but they won’t get much out of it. They’d rather be doing something else, like making money or painting murals” (Robert Reich 82). Not everyone in suited for college. Some people are just better off without the extra stress and many simply just can’t afford it. A large group of people would be better off getting job and start earning money earlier and start their career. For instance, if you go to college and spend thousands upon thousands of dollars there and end up with a job that doesn’t even require a degree, then what was the point of attending anyways? You would be better off getting that same job without going to college and save a lot of money and i return earn more money. College is a very expensive stressful thing that is not meant for
The first reason college is not valuable is because you can still be as successful without a college degree. One example occurs when “Why College Isn’t (And Shouldn’t Have to Be) For Everyone” Last year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 46 percent of recent college graduates were in jobs that don’t even require a college degree. Why would we spend 4 years of our life and waste thousands of dollars if half of us have jobs we could get with only a high school diploma? If people that attend college are …show more content…
They may be bright and ambitious but they won’t get much out of it. They’d rather be doing something else, like making money or painting murals” (Robert Reich 82). Not everyone in suited for college. Some people are just better off without the extra stress and many simply just can’t afford it. A large group of people would be better off getting job and start earning money earlier and start their career. For instance, if you go to college and spend thousands upon thousands of dollars there and end up with a job that doesn’t even require a degree, then what was the point of attending anyways? You would be better off getting that same job without going to college and save a lot of money and i return earn more money. College is a very expensive stressful thing that is not meant for