A college education has lost its value. When students attend college‚ they are left in severe debt after they graduate. This can sometimes be discouraging to students. This also makes you wonder‚ “What is the value of going to college or attending a postsecondary institution?” Has going to college become more expensive than what it’s worth? In my role as a financial aid counselor‚ I have gained much insight regarding tuition costs as well as financial aid amounts and options. In my years of being
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“Why College Education is important to me.” A College Education is important because a college graduate will earn more money than high school graduates according to statistics from The Educational Attainment in the United States in 2009. Average earnings ranged from $18‚000.00 for high school dropouts to $27‚000 for high school graduates‚ $48‚000.00 for college graduates and $60‚000 for workers with an advanced degree. (1.) A College education will give you opportunities that wouldn’t
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Is College Education Worth it? The issue of Is College Education Worth it is a very important discussion because people who graduate end up having healthier lives and live longer‚ Colleges grant access to students to look into other career paths‚ and then finally‚ jobs all over require a college degree. This issue is debatable because while some people believe that college is a very critical and essential part of life and shows that you have accomplished a big milestone in your life‚ others would
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Importance of a College Education College is a scary word to both students and parents. Students are plagued with worries such as is college the right place for me and what do I want to do with the rest of my life. Parents’ chief concern is finances. It is common knowledge that a college education is not at all cheap. The thing is; a college education is not for everyone. For some who know what sort of career they want‚ a trade school or art school would be a better place. Also‚ there is no need
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The basis of corrupt relationships Love is a sensation; it’s tempting yet so deceiving‚ distorting people’s lives for the better or for the worse. Some relationships result in happy endings while others leave a trail of sorrow‚ tears‚ and fears. Failed relationships leave behind melancholy and everlasting regrets that linger for the rest of one’s life; failed relationships are of betrayal‚ blindness‚ and lack of commitment. The novel A Hero of our Time by Mikhail Lermontov is a novel based on Russian
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Assimilation and Resistance of the American culture may be seen in the text “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X. Assimilation is when immigrants travel to the United States and has adapted to the beliefs and values of the American culture. In the text‚ Malcolm was inspired to read and re write words in the dictionary as a way to learn English and to express what he feels in writing. He also wanted to further understand Muhammad’s teaching through reading books and writing about it. Being able to
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Why a College Education is Important to me I recently realized that having a college education is truly important in many aspects of my life. “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give” (Winston Churchill‚ circa 1940) Most recently‚ I was passed over for a promotion due to my lack of education. I can continue to make excuses for why I cannot fulfill my educational dream; but in the end‚ I am the one that has to make this dream a reality. This is why‚ at the age of
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A Free College Dream Should college education be free? Well I think it should‚ not only will it benefit families it would benefit our futures too. Having a free college experience will make people feel more encouraged‚ not worrying about payments or having paying loans on time. People may argue that we will become lazy by not paying for college. They think paying for college will mold us into responsible adults and that it would ruin the economy. Going to college for free would be a dream for students
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“WHY COLLEGE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME” Is college education necessary? I have had many job that prove to be “endless”. Any job that I been fascinated with requires some form of higher education. After years and years of just working to survive‚ I have come to the conclusion that it is time to educate myself on business‚ how they operate‚ strive‚ and how to make one succeed. I was once a business owner myself and learned very fast that I did not have the correct knowledge of how to operate
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Is college really worth all of the money invested in it? Often times many high school students are forced to answer this question as the end of the year approaches. As the college cost increases and jobs are harder to get students tend to be indecisive about their future. Even though the students acceptance into college is a great start‚ the student themselves need to be motivated‚ determined‚ and self driven in order to make the investment worth it and become successful. Investing in higher levels
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