Kevin Carrey's The End Of College

People attend college or university for several reasons, including exploring hundreds of career opportunities, pursuing their passions, learning critical thinking skills, and achieving their maximum potential. According to Dr. Richard Vedder’s, “For Many, College Isn’t Worth It”, attending college or university is not worth the time, effort, or money – Dr. Richard Vedder wants to solely focus resources on private universities and institutions. Vedder describes how many graduates with Bachelor’s degrees do not even obtain jobs in their specific field and how they will never start a career in their area of academic study. In his article, Richard Vedder describes how there should be more stringent standards placed on college undergraduates; he believes that public universities are not necessary and only private, more elite universities should remain operational. I personally believe that obtaining a college degree from an accredited university is worth the risk and the money, not only for one’s self but for society as a whole. Instead of shutting down undergraduate universities, we should consider raising collegiate admission standards throughout the nation.

College Education is the end of uphill battle for students. These vital and rigorous educations provide greater opportunities in life. A lot of hardships are

Many students today look towards the future scared and frightened debating their future, all of them asking the same question. Is a college education truly worth the cost and the amount of debt that a student acquires over a four-year period? Many ask what are they doing this for, a piece of paper called a degree. That’s what the articles “Five Reasons Why College is Worth the Cost,” written by Reyna Gobel and “Is College worth the cost? Many recent graduates don’t think so,” written by Jeffrey J. Selingo both address. The articles take different standpoints and views on the topic. Gobel’s article siding with the view that college is worth the cost. While Selingo’s article argues that college is not worth the cost.

After twelve years of mandatory schooling, eighteen years of listening to parents, the time has come. Senioritis kicks in, and students are wondering if four more years of school is the right choice for them. College is expensive, is a lot of work and takes a lot of valuable time, that could be spent making money. Two questions that arise are Is a college degree worth what students are paying? and Will they be getting what they want out of college? Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus answer these questions in their article “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission”? This article outlines what colleges are doing poorly, such as offering too many sabbaticals, not spreading donations around, not engaging all students and not making them use their

College is an exciting but confusing time in everyone’s lives. In “Many with New College Degrees Find the Job Market Humbling”, Catherine Rampell explain how even if a student attends college the student is not guaranteed a job. In “Job Outlook for College Graduates is Slowly Improving”, Lacey Johnson talks about how the job market for recent graduates is beginning to repair itself. In “College Majors, Unemployment, and Earnings: Not All College Degrees are Created Equal”, Anthony Carnevale, Ben Cheah, and Jeff Strohl discuss which college majors have the most jobs in the current economy. The three essays answer some important questions that students might have such as: is college worth it, if a student does go to college what type of degree they should get, and what students should major in.

We have the free will and capacity to make good and bad choices in life. Sometimes making a decision is difficult, but we must remember to always be ready to face the outcome of our choices. Just like college, we must be ready to face the results whether they may be good or bad. As the saying goes, if there’s a will there’s a way. Choosing a four-year college to earn a bachelor’s degree will give us an edge over those who pursue an associate’s degree from a community college, online school, or those who immediately enter the work force.

The rising cost of college tuition and student debt is a necessary evil. Many students will gladly undertake the burden of having debt in order to attain what they seek the most, a college degree. A college degree is a prestigious accomplishment; a testament to a student’s iron will. It stands as a symbolic achievement, carrying the hopes and dreams of the families who didn’t have the opportunity to continue their education. Even if the United States manages to implement free college tuition and eliminate student debt, the value of a degree shouldn’t be undervalued.

The drastic and exponential rise in college tuition and fees has thousands of Americans questioning if the education is worth the high costs. Knowing that a college education may open doors and allow for career opportunities that would not be there without a college degree, many feel pressured to attend. High school seniors specifically feel this pressure as the topic of whether or not they want to attend college and where comes into question. Not only do students have to be concerned about if the college they wish to attend has particular degrees, but also the cost of the secondary education. As a senior in high school I personally understand the frustration in considering the cost of college when choosing the right college to attend. Student

However, the truth is hard to accept as a college education is a massive gamble. For millions of Americans some find it to works out well, but to the other half of college graduates are unable to escape such fates. With the ever changing economic playing as major factors in today’s society, many really questioned whether college is worth the cost of attending. Even if in today

One of the key components in higher education enrollment management in a public, four-year university is the admissions process. With encouragement from many sources such as friends, family, and college marketing materials, high school juniors and seniors apply and enroll in college by the thousands each year (McDonough, 1994). College choice is greater now than twenty years ago, but finding the right fit for each potential student is harder due to increased college entrance standards and intense competition between institutions. Applicants now are more likely to apply to many more institutions than previous generations, yet still only attend

Today colleges are growing more and more necessary for attaining a solid path towards a successful career, yet the rapidly increasing cost of tuition is driving students away from their dream of attending college, due to the preposterous amount of money that is now being demanded by colleges across the nation and world as a whole. It is sad to see students being turned away from a successful future due to the money-hungry nature of the universities that dot the globe. More and more impossible it is becoming to have a “rags-to-riches” scenario that used to highlight the American Dream, as if a student doesn’t have the riches to afford a higher education and the tuition that is drug upon its coattails, then our society is doomed to be clothed in rags forever, unless major changes are brought about to restructure and end the indefatigable growth of tuition rates across the board.

A new generation of students is coming to colleges, but these students are not like some of the past decades that have roamed these classes with fuel and optimism. Now universities have targeted most of these younger populous of high school graduates with their parents to show them the benefits of a higher education. But these future students are surrounded by the extraordinary choices that promise a large variety of perks and activities that deflect from the main purpose of college. To the point of second guessing what they already know, and failing where may should have succeeded. Society has affected the recent generation of Colleges and its students to be less confident in their decisions making ,critical thinking ability, and independent, thriving in the classroom

Students attend college for the purpose of expanding their intellectual minds and a college environment should maintain that purpose by all means. However, college administration places a strain on college students with the constant increase in college tuition, making it difficult to afford. After the time they successfully earn their degree, financial problems still exist. According to The New York Times, "Enrollment in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs has increased by almost 50 percent since 1995" (Campos, 2015). With this substantial increase of college tuition, students reconsider their purpose of wanting to attend college. Costly tuition functions as

All over the United States, students clamor to pursue the dream of admittance into the country’s most elite universities. Whether it be the Ivy Leagues, top-ranked private institutions (i.e. USC, NYU, etc.), or even highly esteemed public universities (i.e. UC Berkeley, UCLA), acceptance into the most prestigious schools is often seen as the golden ticket to a better future. However, recently there has been a trend in higher education of seemingly ever-increasing costs to attend these institutions, for both domestic and international students. This increase in tuition largely affects the number of students who can actually afford to attend. As a result of these rapidly rising price tags on college education, students face a new dilemma unfamiliar

Many students that are graduating high school face a very difficult decision: Is college worth it for me? Often times, the price of college is discouraging to students and leads them to consider other options. I, myself have considered other options of higher education due to the ever increasing costs of college tuition. There are many factors that graduating students consider when deciding how they are going to further their education, if they choose to do so. Some of these factors include the cost, the return on investment, the field they wish to go into, and if they feel that it is worth getting a higher education. With these options in mind, students face a very difficult decision and often feel pressured to go to college without knowing what they truly want to do. Higher education provides more opportunities, but the cost of it can be discouraging. This causes graduating students to face a dilemma on what they will do after high school.