The truth is, what is the point in college? Yes, getting an education is beneficial in many ways but there are successful people who have failed to complete or get a college education. We as students are told that we need to go to college in order to succeed and to get a job. It used to be that you would have a higher advantage in getting a job if you got an education. However, today there are more and more unemployed well educated people. I don't understand why college is so expensive. What is the point in spending so much money or taking out loans for an education if you just have to spend most of your life paying it off with the job you got from that education. It seems like a messed up cycle if you ask me.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
What's The Point Of College?
As juniors, the typical "what do you want to do with your life" discussion is coming up more often. However, most students enter college as "undecided". I have found that there are two types of pre-collge students: the ones who know what they want to do or where they want to go and the ones who know nothing. I fall under the not knowing anything category and it is very frustrating. I find myself avoiding the college talks because I just have no clue what I really am looking for.
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I am also undecided and trying to dodge the topic of college, but I believe that it is important to be educated. Those stories that you hear about dropouts becoming millionaires are really one in a million. It does seem like a messed up cycle but it is also important to go to college so you can at least get a job. I'd rather go to college and get a job than not go and not have a job.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Many people are opting to skip college now in favor of going straight into a career, which may show that people are generally learning to accept that college is not worth the knowledge when it is not directly applicable to making a living. Plumbers, for instance, provide a very useful skill and are often well paid but do not need to attend a four year college.
ReplyDeleteIt is very frustrating for kids who don't know what they want to do in college. I am am one of those kids who are stuck between two majors to study. Kids who do not attend college might have a hard time finding a job that they are content with. I do agree with you on how expensive college. However, college can help people really help them find a career that they enjoy. Great post
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