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    school seniors that get affected by the transition from college life. They are overly optimistic and confident in their ability to manage the challenges they will encounter in college. This freshman myth being blamed on by high school because in high school there is no help preparing students for the transition from high school to college, giving future students high expectation on academic, social and personal experiences for when entering college. But this becomes a domino effect because high schools

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    The Importance of College Higher education can be very beneficial to the individual and to the broader community. The common conception that higher education would mean higher pay is proven to be true. Not only is college beneficial to the individuals, but in the long-run, it helps their communities as well. College-graduates can provide their communities with new businesses and a better skilled work-force. Therefore, it would be an advantageous for people to attend college as it will promise a brighter

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    they should go to College or not. Should they? Many people believe that College is worth the money and will necessarily get you a higher paying job or a higher “Quality” job, but does it always? College is good, but not going to College is the better route to take. College education is not worth the price of tuition. One reason not to go to College is the price of the education. Another reason is that you can “Hack” College because you can do it by teaching it to yourself. College can be very expensive

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    College Education

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    College is not for everyone. Many people have great careers without a college education. College includes having to take harder classes, a lot of time management, concentration, an active role in your education. When you attend college, you’ll have to increase budget skills. Overall, college can take a lot more than some people have. Now with that said college can be beneficial with all the things you need, that does not mean everyone needs a college education. When you start college you usually

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    While looking for opinion pieces related to education, I came across quite a few proposing the idea of free college tuition for the first two years of school. This was quite interesting to me considering I had just began my college career and I know personally that it costs a lot to attend college if you do not receive any financial help. When everyone joked about college kids eating roman noodles because that was all they could afford, I thought it was a joke. Now I understand this is reality and

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    I believe that the costs of a college education does not outweigh the benefits . People with college degrees make more money , studies show people with a college education grow intellectually and mature as a person and those with advanced degrees earned two to three times as much as high school . However some people belive the cost of colleges and unversites outweighs the benefits not to mention “there is mounting evidence that recent college graduates are struggling to find good jobs.” (Abel)

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    Is a College Education Worth It? Garrett Lazorchak Introduction The debate about whether a college education is worth it may have begun when the pilgrims first came over from Europe and founded “New College”, which was later changed to Harvard University in 1636. With over 19.9 million college students enrolled today and a combined student debt for the country of over 1.2 trillion dollars the debate continues today. People who argue that college is not worth it, point to the crippling debt that

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    all over the world, asks “Should college education be cheaper?” Although some people believe that college education shouldn't be cheaper because “Students may not learn to become as financially literate.” I believe that college should be cheaper for many reasons; such as, more people will want to go to college, more people will have a higher education, (which solves more problems) and best of all, it saves money. I believe that more people would want to go to college if it were cheaper. A lot of students

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    of 2016, the average college graduate makes 50,556 dollars straight out of college, while the average high school graduate only makes 33,904 dollars straight out of high school. With such a large difference between having a high school degree and one from a college, there should be no question that a college education is worth it, yet some people still make arguments that college is not worth it. People bring forth claims like the debt that students are in, that a college degree has lost value

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    Is College Education Worth It? Junior year is the year that most high school students have to make the biggest decision of their lives. Some students have been planning to go to college ever since first grade, but for others, junior year marks the beginning of the tedious college research and visits. Studying at a university is one of the most expensive fees that a student will have to pay in their adult life, and to know whether this is worth the money, time and effort seems impossible. For high

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