The Problem Of Attending College

Elementary school, middle school, high school, college―that’s how we’re told our education careers should go. After college you go on and get a job based on the degree you received. Seems simple right? According to Erik Lowe in his Seattle Times article “Keep Washington’s College Tuition Affordable,” he informs that people in his generation are the first to be less educated than their parents, in the United States. He explains that this is due to the high cost of tuition followed by a huge amount of student loan debt. Lowe believes that there needs to be a significant change in the country’s higher education systems (in reference to the tuition costs) or the decline of college attendance will continue. There needs to be a decrease of

Earning an education could cost you for your entire life, especially if you do not apply for the various types of financial aid. After earning their degree, several students do not earn enough money with the field they have chosen to pay off their debt, making the degree seem pointless. Families that pay for their children’s tuition often wonder, like Linda Lee, if their child is getting what they pay for. Parents pay for the tuition because they do not want their children to miss out on the “college experience.” However, when their child fails to make the right decisions or simply acts their age, it leaves the family wondering if they have made a

Have you ever just stopped to think about what it must be like to be “qualified” for a job yet be unemployed and homeless? Starving on the streets because you paid everything you had to an institution that was supposed to guarantee a better life, a more stable and successful career. Obviously this is an extreme case, not everyone who pays for college ends up living on the streets and broke, but almost every college graduate is in debt. For as long as college has been around it has always meant a better life, it’s always been that people who went to college were more successful, smarter, and would make way more money than someone who didn’t go to college ever would. Lately, however, college has become so expensive that going to college will more than likely leave you in debt working for years upon years just to pay back what you owe and then start making money for yourself.

As a high school senior, post high school options are far and few, but the one that shines above the others is the option of attending college. Instead of going straight into the workforce in order to establish some sort of independence, college provides the opportunity to build upon academic skills, gain a step up in terms of work experience, and become more acquainted with the world and adult life without a watchful parent. It is a very impactful experience that can alter the path taken in life but it comes with a very high price, one that many aren’t able to pay and in turn are forced into tens of thousands of dollars in debt. However, the individuals in debt that did graduate have received something that to most of them was all worth it, a degree. With this, they have opened up more paths in life and immediately are more welcomed in the workforce.

When it comes to achieving success in the work force and finding a fulfilling and lucrative career there are few things more important that higher education. Going to college and getting a degree is essential in finding success in the work force. The problem is when the cost of gaining that degree outweighs the financial compensation the career that follows is able to supply. Very few people are able to pay for college out of pocket. The result of this is that students seeking higher education are forced to take out massive student loans. This means that they are entering the work force

The cost of college tuition can affect the student's life in a way that one would not think like in their future. College stresses students in high school because they have to worry about if their grades are up to par and do they meet the college or university requirements. But more of students stress comes in the future. Fact is proving that most of college students go back home and live with their parents because they are not financially stable to afford their own home because they are still paying off loans. A percent of 85 this year’s graduating class of this year will be forced to move back home in order to help cope with student loan debt.Only 57% of people between 25 and 44 own a home today, a 4% decrease since 1980, ("15 Surprising Side Effects of Rising College Costs"). Another way is that college graduates put off having children because of them not being financially stable online universities recently did a survey on how many college students have children the results shows that debt, largely from college, was causing 20% of young adults to delay having children,even if they wanted them. Kids can be a little expensive , and college debt may mean that many young couples that are wanting to start family have to hold off on adding to their family until they can get loan debt under control. ("15 Surprising Side Effects of Rising College Costs"). Also, it

Today, college is an option in some homes because many work places will not hire you if you do not have some type of college education. When applying to college it can be very stressful on one, especially when one start to think about how much money it is going to cost someone each year that they are trying to earn your degree. Most of your college students go to school not because they want to spend money, but because they must earn their education to make it somewhere with a career. According to Jacques Steinberg in a New York’s Time article, he says that when someone goes to college school

In Generation Debt Kamentetz describes the typical college student as a twentysomething struggling to make it by at a low-wage job and juggling an academic career. This is all while students are simultaneously securing themselves a future of debt with the possibility of having to drop out looms overhead. She paints a pretty dark picture of how consequential choosing to go to college could be like in modern day America. She isn’t very far off from the truth though. Like myself and many of my friends we struggle everyday trying to deal with where we are going to end up in this debt consumed economy. Half of my friends decided right out of high school to skip college and go right into the work force, weather because they felt it was unnecessary

If people think they will not benefit from a higher education, in fact do the complete opposite and drive them into debt and at the same time forces them to postpone life events like marriage and childbearing, why would anyone want to attend college? It could almost appear to be more of a burden than beneficial. This is a major social issue because if the number of people attending college decreases, then the less qualified professionals we’ll have in society. It brings us to another issue that could arise… For people under student debt that decided to have kids or wed, regardless of their financial situation or simply have an unplanned pregnancy it may create many struggles. The outcome could be depriving the children involved, having marital issues caused by finances, or overall not living a quality life. The issue also correlates to Marie’s post (No Maternity leave for mommy) because if women don’t think they will have benefits from getting an education or being part of the workforce in general they become less motivated. It is almost forcing future mothers to pick between motherhood and the workforce. While colleges are forcing people to choose between getting an education and being in debt, or not getting a higher education at all and avoiding all the struggles it comes

Nowadays, we are always bombarded with the constant studies that show the economic benefits of going to college. For example, one study suggests that the average earnings gap for a high school graduate and someone with a bachelor’s degree working full time is about $15,000 (Owen and Isabel 210). But, all these sources only focus on the economic benefits and they make it seem that the only way to succeed. However, they don’t mention as much the possible negatives and that it might not be for everyone. The biggest obstacle, especially for the lower class students is the high cost of tuition. Which has caused student loan debt to become the second highest form of debt in the U.S, surpassed only by mortgage debt (Owen and Sawhill 212). Even if the student figures that out then there’s the problem of finishing school. Studies show fewer than 60% of students finish their 4-year degree within 6 years, if they finish at all (Owen and Sawhill 218). Then for those who do obtain their degree there’s the

     It seems in the society we live in today, having a college degree is a necessity. Years ago it was the norm for people to just go right into a full time job after high school, if they even finished high school; they did this to support their families. In today’s society a person has a difficult time getting a decent job without a college degree. During an adults working life, bachelor degree graduates will earn about $2.1 million and a high school graduate can expect to earn an average of $1.2 million (Day and Newburger, 2002). This is quite a difference and it puts a college education in

In this society of scratching and winning mega Jackpots or investing in your talent and earning more than a brain surgeon will ever earn in a life time, many parents today worry that their children might abandon education in search of alluring horizons that promise wealth without a college diploma. If the young people would stop to think about it, only a very small percentage of the population have such luck coming their way. College is and will always remain important because somethings, some experiences in life not even money can buy but a college can make you experience and reason like a diplomat. Ultimately, what is at stake here is the young people who have abandoned reality for utopia. Student loans and lack

Graduating with the tens of thousands of dollars in student debt will be worth the burden. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics says that, “not only is there a $400 per week difference in earnings between those with a high school diploma and those with a bachelor’s degree, there is also a substantial difference in unemployment.” (6) The difference in salaries of those with a college degree versus a high school diploma is quite significant, and those with a college degree have a higher chance of promotion, and a greater variety of jobs available to them. The average graduate working full time earns about $17,500 more yearly than a person who only has a high school diploma. According to a research analysis done by the US Census Bureau where they surveyed 2,002 adults and asked the question, “do these benefits outweigh the financial burden imposed by four or more years of college? Among Millennials ages 25 to 32, the answer is clearly yes: About nine-in-ten with at least a bachelor’s degree say college has already paid off (72%) or will pay off in the future (17%).” (11)

In “Colleges Prepare People For Life” Freeman, Hrabowski states that “College graduates are much more likely to be employed than those with only a high school diploma and earn substantially higher salaries” (260). He then goes on to say that college not only will prepare people for jobs but will also prepare them for life in general. It becomes a beginning of a very bright future. Hrabowski supports this by saying that “ fewer than 10 percent of Americans from the lowest income quartile have earned a college degree by age 24, compares to 80 percent of those in the top quartile” (261). The more counseling that people are getting the better they can identify the best option for them. There is more at stake other than just not having financial

Over the past twenty years there has been an enormous rise in America with more people than ever going to college and earning a degree, with this being done it leads to a much more knowledgable country but, what happens to all those who don't go to college and stop their education with a diploma? Around 65 percent of Americans go to college with numbers know surpassing how many americans attend a church regularly. I believe this is a good statistic with around 45 of the 65 percent graduating from college. This leads to more competition in the workplace and also higher annual salaries amongst the population. I’m however not saying that you must attend college to earn a higher salary but, on average people with a bachelor's degree earns nearly a million dollars more over the span of forty years (Wong 2016).