What is college good for? Getting a degree to get a well-paying
job? To gain more knowledge? Maybe it’s not any of those. Well there are many
reasons that I probably don’t know, but to me this what college is good for and
why people wouldn’t choose to go to college. It is good for education first
off. Education is most important in furthering your life in anything. It has
many benefits also. Education could be used for personal advantages such as
knowing things in or around you, and it could be good to use in society.
College could also be good for you as a way to work with and interact with people with different ethics as you. Working with different
people trains you for what’s outside of school and in a job atmosphere. Like
Mike Rose said, "One of the great things about bringing so many people
together in this common space," he says, "is that you're almost
forced to have to deal with and encounter people who see the world in a very
different way from your own, ways that you maybe never even thought of."
The people you are around every day could benefit you in the long run. Who
knew? Another reason college is good is to get a well-paying job. People have
different situations that they or fate has placed upon them such as children,
low income, or divided households. An example is in this video. Going to college
and getting a degree to get a good job could help provide for yourself and for
your children.
College is not just
beneficial in the aspect of education itself, it is also beneficial towards
life period. College helps you obtain experience in life that is useful. It
could help with crucial decisions and deadlines as well as how to go about
asking questions and seeking answers in everyday life and job experiences.
Honestly, I think people who go to college are easily at an advantage in life
because they learn more things about the work force and learning things than a
person who doesn’t or doesn’t have the desire to attend college.
Now let me just stop for the good reasons. College has its
benefits, but what about the things you have to do to get to college? The main
one that first comes to mind is debt. Unless you’ve received a scholarship,
benefits, grants, or you are fortunate enough to pay throughout your college
career, you’re most likely to have to take out a loan. From what I’ve learned,
there are two types of loans. Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Subsidized starts accumulating after you get out of college
and Unsubsidized accumulates while you’re in college. Either way, you’ll end up
having to pay Uncle Sam after you receive an education. Mark Kantrowitz
estimated that people graduating this year could end up having to pay 27,000
dollars in loans after college. I don’t know about you, but that hurts me and I
don’t even have a loans! Loans are a scary thing and should be taken with
thought and the utmost seriousness. In
an article I read, a student at Illinois State University named Jason
Yoler, committed suicide in a campus lab due to the debt he had of 100,000
dollars.
Now decide for yourself. Is college really worth it? The multiple
benefits to college make you really consider choosing to further your
education. From education to life, college has its major benefits of both, but
also, think about the negatives. No one said that not going to college is bad.
It may be smart thing to do if you think about the financial downside. College
is not for everyone, but if you have the means to go, I think it would be one
of the most benefiting life experiences you've ever had.
