As our highschool quadrennium wraps up, sealing our kindergarten through twelfth grade schooling, we are now faced with the infinite possibilities of our futures.
This integral moment is a new beginning of our lives—the moment we are sent into the world to face adult responsibilities. At such a pivotal moment, we all naturally acquire the worries and fret of uncertainty. Sooner or later, we decide what we will attempt to do with our lives. Many of our paths decide to lead us down higher education, whether through a university, trade school, or by beginning with a community college.
However, this article is written to encourage whoever may be finding themselves on the precipice of any possible further educational endeavors to take a step back and analyze their lives to truly decide if going to college is the best option for them.
One of the aspects one must analyze to decide if college is worth it to them is the financial portion, such as student debt or potential pay in the field of your study. Along with considering financial aspects, one must inspect more personal details, such as field of study and living preferences, that may truly expose if college will be personally worth it.
Firstly, in our pursuit to discover the advantages and disadvantages of a college education, we will be looking at the difference in both the acquisition of monetary gains, as well as personal achievements made by those who have and have not graduated from college.
One of the commonly stated positives that come with graduating and attaining a degree are the potential and drastic increases in career opportunities for oneself, which could possibly lead one to have higher pay. This also allows for more job security by giving the graduated person more transferable and specialized skills. Another pro for going to college is that the experience can be extremely helpful for the development of one’s personality and further development of one’s identity.
However, these claims all fall short in one way or another. For example, many degrees are never even used. For example, an English major ends up being in Human Resources or a Pre-Law student ends up being a history teacher.
While the benefits of receiving a higher pay and job security aren’t always guaranteed, there is one thing college always delivers: Financial debt. Financial debt will always be on the table, even if the degree fails to make you more money.
Colleges make money off of their studentry, not only from the attendance of students but also through the mass amounts of money they make by selling textbooks and educational supplies (which always seem to be a little more expensive at the college stores).
Nearly every college essentially tries to completely drain all of its students of as much money as possible, and usually all that is given in return is massive amounts of debt which will forever damage the economic and social standards of their life.
So, in our mission to answer the question of “Is college worth it?” The answer is an unequivocal no.
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