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    Cost Of College Education

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    school graduates to attend college and obtain a degree. College is viewed as a ticket to a successful and prosperous career and life. One of the biggest controversies for young adults in the United States is weather a college education is worth the price. The average price of one year at a college institute is $24‚610 for a public college and $49‚320 for a private university. (What’s the Price Tag for a College Education) Many college graduates‚ graduate from college with a debt of nearly $100‚000

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    parking‚ and tuition may overwhelm any perspective college student and their families framing a common question in their minds‚ “Is it really worth it to send my child to college?” Many students find themselves in a financial burden throughout the milestones of obtaining a college education but it perceives to become quite evident that a college degree is extremely beneficial. Many things can come in the way between a student and success‚ but college is often a fundamental gateway into the real world

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    Is a College Education a Good Investment? Every spring‚ some high school seniors and their parents are anxious about college admission decision letter. Those students want to know where they will be for college. The other high school students aren’t going to college. They are trying to find jobs. People make different decisions‚ but is a college education a good investment? As we can see‚ many people are trying to get in college‚ and their salaries are more than who didn’t go to college

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    Yoshimasa Hirano Thomas Jordan Basic Composition 2/7/2014 The rising costs of college In the US‚ higher education is really important to succeed in the future. “In 2003‚ the typical full-time year-round worker in the United States with a four-year college degree earned $49‚900‚ 62 percent more than the $30‚800 earned by the typical full-time year-round worker with only a high school diploma” (U.S. Census Bureau). That means if you have a bachelor’s degree‚ you would get a better job and salary

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    When one chooses to go to college‚ they are investing in their future career‚ but is college really worth the price? Once a young adult leaves high school‚ one has a choice to either go to college or to go into the workforce. When one is deciding which path they will take‚ they must look at both the benefits and disadvantages. The advantage to going straight into the workforce is being able to immediately start their profession of choice and do not have to pay college loans throughout their entire

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    high school students can’t wait for college eager to experience something new‚ most however don’t no what the experience will truly be like and dont no how much stress is involved in college. Coping with stress is a huge part of getting through college. Setting expectations high on academic demands‚ setting expectations low on social experiences‚ and deciding not to conquer stress with alcohol will help get today’s college students get through the stress of college. One major thing that leads students

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    High School to College

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    Most of my classmates are afraid to graduate from high school because they say high school is the best and they would miss it so much. However‚ they know that they would eventually go to college. When we think about these things‚ we would feel sad because we know that our batch would not be together anymore in that room full of good and bad memories. Now that we are in the third year of our high school life‚ we are making every moment with our friends and teachers count‚ we do our best in everything

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    My College Goals

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    get very excited. No one in my family has received a college degree‚ so when I complete my degree‚ I will be the first. Although my goal is achievable‚ my trek towards college completion has been a rough one met with many obstacles. Shortly after enlisting in the United States Air Force 11 years ago‚ I found out about the Tuition Assistance Program‚ which pays 75% of my college tuition. I was eager to begin classes but soon found out college learning was more difficult‚ and required a much deeper

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    In discussion of colleges importance‚ one controversial issue has been on how much it really matters. On the one hand‚ college supporters argue that college is very important and can help one achieve a prosperous future. On the other hand‚ college detractors contend that college is a waste of time and not useful in the long run. My own view is that college can be useful when people use it in the right way; to gain a degree‚ and not just to party. In Liz Addison’s article‚ "Two Years Are Better Than

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    College, a Waste of Time

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    In her article "College Is a Waste of Time and Money"‚ Caroline Bird attempts to pursued her readers that colleges are overflowing with students who don’t belong there. Her article first appeared in Psychology Today (May 1975). Since this material is outdated‚ I find it hard to believe that most of the responses by students and parents quoted in the article still hold true. The author has set out to pursue the readers that college is a bad and unnecessary choice for today’s youth. Yet the author

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