Education is important or money

I can’t remember a time when education wasn’t an essential part of the job description. We still have to pay for textbooks, classes, and even tuition, which means that there are costs associated with education that simply aren’t necessary to find success. But why? Because it isn’t good enough to get your ass out of college. And what makes college so awful is that it will make you miserable! A common misconception about colleges is the idea that they are completely useless and this quote more than He must be taught and trained — as well in school, but more importantly in 

 It has become increasingly clear that a college education isn’t only a waste of time, but quite If we did have a choice between paying $100,000 for the privilege to go to college instead of working a minimum-wage job (which means having to support me) or working at McDonald's who then throws their entire lives away because I won an exam (which is never actually relevant to me) then how would we feel? Not that bad at all, right? But no. College sucks. I’m sure I’ve read a few articles saying the same thing already and these articles are usually written for people like Harvard students and young adults looking to get into Princeton. This post isn’t going to argue against my experience at Columbia and Cornell in particular, but rather that there need to be better methods made available for those who don’t have access to college funds, such as scholarships and grants.

So why do people still think it is a bad idea to continue our education? People just want to be rich and famous and have something to prove to themselves that they can be successful in life. Well here are some points:

1. a college education is not going down anytime soon. There is great concern about the future of college education, and this is a cause for concern but people are also worried that they won’t be able to afford it anymore. However, it’s pretty easy to see how education can keep moving forward at such a rapid rate now that the cost to go to college is lower. While colleges may not provide the same degree of financial aid available to universities, the average earnings of graduates in the United States currently stand at around $90,000 per year, compared to college graduates earning So it’s very possible to get a bachelor’s degree while saving thousands in student loans at the same 

2.College graduates often end up in worse jobs than the ones the professors hired them to teach. These types of jobs include retail sales and food delivery services, to name two examples. The problem with being a high school dropout is that you will still be paying for classes and books on top of other expenses, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that you may end up in a low-paying gig. According to Forbes, about 3 million Americans were employed during 2010, and about 8% of U. Given our current economic situation and the fact that it’s quite likely that another 1.3 million people are living with the burden of not having a higher-paying career. That’s one reason why there is such a strong push for universal college tuition for everyone.

3. College isn’t worth the money you put into it. When I first got to college, I was 19 years old and decided to major and majoring in Sociology in hopes of making it onto the dean’s list. None of the courses appealed to me and I was told to take the sociology classes because I was getting a grades on essays. No hard feelings though, I guess I did learn what I was supposed to learn: that education isn’t for rich people. I didn’t pay any fees though, so I could say that college was worth it. You just have to know how to use statistics and math to your advantage. For instance, according to Pew, the median family income in 2011 was $48,800 and the median annual salary for undergraduate faculty members is $44,000. Even if you don’t think universities are worthwhile or worth the investment if you are a recent graduate, most of your friends are paying a lot their way. In 2006, the number of student loans in public schools was estimated to exceed $2 trillion.

Unfortunately for many, there’s nothing wrong with learning new things or growing yourself professionally. But there isn’t anything wrong with being broke. I’ve seen many friends try to quit college or fall victim to debt and end up back out again. They end up doing odd jobs, doing unpaid side projects, or just trying to figure out where they went wrong. Don’t buy into the belief that college is bad and useless. Many graduates spend their last dime on tuition fees and work, and that’s okay.