Essays on Reasons To Go To College

An education is most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. An education is a very important part of everyone life in my opinion. Some may not take advantage of it but it will take you a long way in life.   Furthering your education may help you to develop greater career employment,  (Martin ‘6 Reasons Why Graduate School Pays Off’ 2012) With a…

Ellen DeGeneres has become one of the most popular comedians and television host with a net worth of $400 million. Although she did attempt to go to college at the University of New Orleans, she dropped out after only one semester. Many question if college education is really needed to become a successful individual. Anyone…

College is heavily emphasized in our culture. Do you personally believe that without tertiary education you cannot succeed? Attending a university may seem like the only option for a rewarding career, however, college is not necessary for all professional success. Currently 66% of jobs require a high school diploma or less. Yet many of those…

Buy one calculator, get one free! Fifty percent off binders! Every year, people walk into Staples, Office Depot, or other places hoping to get discounts or deals on school supplies. All the school supplies are a part of the education process. When most students are in high school, they can be dependent on their families….

I believe that the obsession with telling everyone to ‘get an education’ is misguided and has been incredibly harmful to our society. While higher education may benefit individuals, sending as many people as we do into higher education is not a net benefit to the country. Close to 70% of graduating high school students are…

American culture pressures high school students into doing everything they can to get a college degree. From AP and honors classes and extracurriculars to Key Club drawing a path to Harvard, students and parents go out of their way to live out this dream. However not every student benefits from a college degree. Though there…

The thought about just graduating from High School so you can start over and go to college sounds great. Just complete the personal statements, applications, FAFSA and tests, so all the stress will be over. Will the stress really be over after you graduate? It won’t. That was nothing in high school. Coming to college…

In “Should Everyone Go to College” by Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill, the authors argued that receiving a college degree is a essential to entering the middle class. Owen and Sawhill notes that their own research concluded that additional education helps improve someone wellbeing by affecting their job satisfaction, health, marriage, parenting, trust, and their…

Early on in life and as we approach the end of our high school years, we commonly live under the major misconception that we need to college because it is the only way we can secure a stable career and a successful future. However, this is not always the case, as there are many other…

There are a plethora of roads and endeavors that anyone can take on the journey of life. Depending on the influences that surround people ultimately determine the many things that they choose to do. Before the ascension into adulthood, one primary choice everyone thinks of is college. Even during adulthood or beyond, people may choose…