Why College is Worth the Money Right now in our society a college education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." Nowadays‚ going to college is common in United States. According to the statistic‚ there are more than 70 percents of the student are going to college after high school
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Sorayah Vuningoma Professor Scott English 101 Rough Draft College is a waste of time and money In Caroline Bird‚ “College is a waste of time and money‚” Bird discusses why college is not necessary for everyone. She states that many college students are in college not because they want to but because they have to. Bird came to realize that college students don’t feel needed. They are led to believe that getting a college degree is important because it’s a way of getting higher chance of
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every student. We are learning how to drive‚ taking SATs‚ visiting colleges‚ and determining what we want the rest of our lives to look like physically and financially. While some will join the military or start working directly after high school‚ most students will decide to pursue higher education in a specialized career path. The unfortunate truth for students is that the cost of college will deter them from achieving what they really want to do in life. I firmly believe that money should not be
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Some students require an incentive to do well in school. Should students be paid for good grades? Students learn what it means to work for money. The money warned can be used for necessitates‚ college funds and school supplies. Getting good grades is the expectation requirements for students. To begin with‚ students should be paid for good grades. They need to learn what it means to work for money. Receiving money from a parent can be considered as an incentive to help to help push children to
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It has always been said in more recent times that college tuition metaphorically costs an arm and a leg‚ but never specifically how much it is on average; “By 2011 the average student debt was $23‚300.” (Kiener). The statistic gives an idea on how much of an impact debt leaves on an average college student‚ graduating or not‚ and why it is always brought up whenever anyone discusses education beyond high school. With the “sticker prices” of an average public university appearing increasingly intimidating
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must go to college. Teachers and counselors sometimes lead us to think that we only have one option to be successful. College might not be for everyone! From my research‚ I found many articles on reasons why people go to college‚ reasons they do not go to college‚ and statistics on going and not going to college. There are many leading factors on why people might not go to college. The financial aspects of college‚ the tests you must take to get in‚ or just having no desire to go to college are many
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wrong (fortune). This survey was taken from a wide variety of people‚ including many college graduates‚ who should have easily answered this question. With this many people failing a simple question‚ there is evidence that high schools and colleges should require students to take a personal finance class so they can be financially literate in their lives. Students attend college mostly for one reason: money. College graduates earn an estimated fifty percent more than their high school diploma coworkers
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Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 1 Effects of College Life on Students Jeremy Hammock English 102 Nevada State College-related Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 2 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to give an explanatory synthesis to the 2007 article “
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the ‘Typical’ College Student” by Tressie McMillan Cottom. A writer for Slate and PhD candidate in sociology at Emory College. Tressie argues that higher education reforms should reflect nontraditional students more because they are older with more responsibilities and obligations. The article is discussing Obama’s affordability plan and how it is not beneficial to most students attending college. A nontraditional college student is typically a student who is older and attending college years after
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College Is a Waste of Time and Money 1. Affluence- Abundance of money‚ property and other material goods Permissive- Habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something‚ as social behavior or linguistic usage‚ which others might disapprove or forbid Elitist- A person having‚ thought to have‚ or professing superior intellect or talent‚ power‚ wealth‚ or membership in the upper echelons of society 2. The time and money put into college are not balanced with the return rate
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