Is Attending College Worth the Cost? “It’s just extremely disappointing and aggravating to have paid all that money and have nothing to show for it other than debt.” proclaimed Michelle Polyakov‚ an English graduate from Drake University. Polyakov obviously feels that college is not worth the cost and that all someone has to show for the education is debt. College has been deemed‚ by some‚ that it is not worth the cost because of the financial loss‚ the future job security‚ and the need for “blue
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College is an open door to many opportunities especially for someone like me who comes from a conservative culture in which most believe the working field is not for women. Times have changed and yet an employed woman is looked down upon. Many girls dream about having a bright future only to see it shatter once they become older and their opportunities are seized. I want to be able to beat the odds and go against the old-fashioned beliefs of my culture. To do so I need to achieve a higher education
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students go to college with the sole intention to get their degree‚ become employed‚ and earn a higher salary. Students with these intentions tend to struggle more throughout their college years. Students go to college because they obtain skills and characteristics that employers find desirable. These skills and characteristics also allow them to function in society. Making the leap from high school classrooms to college campuses can be difficult for many students simply because college professors expect
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The main mission of Berkeley City College is “to promote student success‚ to provide their diverse community with educational opportunities and to transform lives” – this is what exactly required Edmundson during the process of teaching his students (Edmundson‚ 1997). As he puts it in his work that he did not wanted to hear that student enjoyed his class and discipline‚ but he needed to know that his classes challenged the students and changed their lives. He also points out that students needed
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Before going to college students need to have a plan on how they will live off and know how their new home will be like. According to Casselman‚ Students should be developing independence while they still live with their parents so they know how it feels. Students that have their plan on colleges are less stress because they already know how and what they will spend their money on. Students should be developing independence while they still live with their parents so they know how it feels. If they
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I am doubting myself‚ physically and mentally. Will my body be able to handle college athletics after everything I’ve put it through? Am I smart enough to maintain the grades I have been expected to have my whole life? But before I can even think about these things the real question is constantly making an appearance in my head: do I even really want to be a college athlete? I could never imagine that part of my life gone and knowing that all those practices and games were
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The main goals of education should be that students can use what they learn in school and apply it to everyday life. In high school‚ students should be educated in what they will need for college and how to live and provide for themselves. In college‚ students should be educated in what career they are going into and how to effectively apply their skills to the job. In today’s education system‚ many students are just given information to remember and be tested on rather than actually being taught
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Have you ever turned on the tv on a Saturday and watched your favorite college football team play? Or were one of the 33.4 million viewers that tuned in to the Championship game of this years march madness tournement ? Well if that was you don’t you think your favorite player should be making at least a couple hundred dollars a game? College athletes do not have time to get a part time job with their busy schedules. They spend an average of 43.3 hours a week on their sport alone. Most full time
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ENGL 101T 14 College: Is it Worth It? Almost everybody’s plan after high school is to go to college‚ find a job‚ fall in love‚ get married‚ and own a home. All of these are attainable with a good paying job and sometimes even a college education. In this research paper I will be discussing these topics‚ increasing cost of college‚ affording college‚ finding employment after college‚ and weather or not graduates are able to pay off their debt. The consequence of not going to college is even more
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got to go to college. But is that really true? Some will argue that college is a must go and others will disagree. College isn’t for everyone because not everybody is college material‚ there are plenty of relatively good paying jobs that don’t require a college degree and college is a really bad investment for some. You may think you’re college material but realistically college may not be for you. Studies show that 54% of all Americans who enroll into college become dropouts. College is by no means
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