EES21QH-02 9/24/16 One does not have to go to college to be successful. There are many factors that can influence a person to go to college. Whether that be personal or otherwise.according to many new york times articles there is a great number of reasons people decide to go to college. Alot of debates have heated up saying that college is not for everyone‚ not all people should go to college‚ because of many things. Like for instance‚ college only increases debt‚ and is not necessary for most
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“In California‚ 260‚000 college graduates under the age of 30 are working in low paying jobs...gone to high school graduates and dropouts such as food services‚ retail sales‚ and clerical work.” Larry Cuban‚ a former high school teacher and 20 years as a professor at Stanford University‚ was partially persuasive on the idea that “everyone” shouldn’t go to college. High schools now have integrated pathways in technology and medical programs‚ which prepare students for middle-class jobs‚ by experience
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Should I go to college? Thats the question everyone is asking themselves these days. The coveted college degree‚ is it really worth 4 years and thousands of dollars? All that training and time focusing in on your career of choice. David Leonhardt believes that young people should go to college because of the higher salary that college graduates make. In this article Mr. leonhardt underlines the reason why you should attend college with many statistical examples. One example being that people with
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hard seven days a week and I look at how tired he is all the time. I want to be able to go to school‚ pursue my dreams‚ obtain my dream job and help other people. I want my parents to see that them working so hard and coming to America and leaving their entire family was worth it. I want to witness the happiness in my dads face when I walk across that stage at Texas A&M. No one in my family ever went to college. I would be the first to graduate from a university. And so summer was ending and fall
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feel pressured due to the fact that my sister graduated from UCLA‚ I also have the desire for knowledge. There has been many moments where I feel as if I go to school‚ I will not succeed. But I know that deep down if I continue with school‚ I will be more than motivated to continue. Having three older sisters‚ I can get a lot of advice on college and school. Will two of them making the decision to drop out. They always explain to me the missed opportunities that have crossed their path‚ and how
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Why People Really Go to College Christopher Caldwell‚ author of the New York Times article "What a College Education Buys‚" believes many people attend college for the wrong reasons. He says college is overrated and that many go just to socialize or to find a partner (214). He also states if you are going to college to obtain a liberal arts degree and not Phd‚ education may not be worth all the studying or the money many parents pay (214-215). He goes on to say even though college is expensive‚ degrees
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Why Go To College? Why go to college? Why would someone spend thousands of dollars to sit in yet another classroom? My uncle says “people that get a degree make over a million dollars more in a lifetime.” My dad counters that with “the world needs ditch diggers too.” I came to college to start my life‚ to become an independent man who finds his niche among society. I suppose some people can do that outside of school but I find college to be an optimum transition to the adult life as it teaches practical
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“ I struggled with being a broke college graduate‚ and while all my friends were getting career jobs‚ I was working horrible part-time jobs. That’s why now even when i get tired‚ I think‚ This is what I asked for; by Jermaine Lamarr Cole‚ who is a famous hip hop artist.With the cost of going to college nowadays‚ students have no choice‚ they have to work to be able pay for their college supplies. College student who works have no choice. They are in the middle and they don’t know how to get
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In my first year of college‚ I had an opportunity to visited University of Maryland College Park with my cousin who attended there for four years. I met interesting people from around the world‚ spoke with amazing students and faculty‚ and became fascinated with campus life at College Park. Since then‚ it has always been my dream to improve my education at College Park after graduate two years from Montgomery College. I have heard many wonderful and unforgettable experiences from my family and friends
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that I can go to college. I am lucky that I had the opportunity to reach my dream.” These were the words that came to my mind when I found out that I was granted a scholarship. Whenever me and my family visit my relatives in the Philippines‚ I feel saddened by the lack of opportunity for my cousins‚ and for the youth. Instead of going to college‚ they are working under the sun‚ harvesting fruits and vegetables to earn money. My mother had a similar fate. Her dream was to graduate college‚ and be what
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