We have discussed some of the admirable advantages that university life and educations present. However, we must in turn discuss some of the other disadvantages that are identical with university learning as well. While we discuss these, you should keep in mind that they do not by any means indicate that you should give up on your higher education goals, only that you should view your educational process with practical expectations.
When compared with the community college system, the very first and most peculiar disadvantage that comes to mind is the high cost of upper education on the university level. Community colleges are simply more cost competent all around than universities. The costs go well beyond that money that would be spent on room and board, making the tuition alone cost steep in many cases. While there are many types of financial aid available to students, the ample majority of college students in this country make ends meet through the use of student loans, which must be repaid at quite a heavy interest rate, in order to cover the costs associated with university educations.
Beyond the one clear disadvantage, there are a few other disadvantages that bear mentioning in this particular case. Foremost, universities do not have the small, cozy classroom settings that literally set community colleges apart. In fact, for lower level course, most universities offer large auditorium classes that are taught by graduate students rather than professors and more often than not the students never get to know those who are charged with their learning on more than a nod and smile while passing in the hall's basis. This method for learning is considered by many to be exceptionally attendant, and the statistics prove that students who go straight into a four-year college environment rather than going through a community college first are far less likely to complete their degrees.
If that isn’t enough of a disadvantage, many people find that the impersonal atmosphere of most universities is quite limiting when it comes to synergy with other students. The smaller classroom environments of community colleges call interaction between the students in the class. An open line of communication within the classroom is greatly favored to having so many students that no one gets a voice or the ability to voice their opinions or personal experiences when it comes to certain topics.
A distinct disadvantage to university life is the sheer size of university campuses. Community colleges bear to be much more compact. This means that students have a kind of decent chance of making it to all classes on time and without the worry of walking 2 miles in ten minutes. While this is great for physical fitness, missing the first ten minutes of class each week can limit the educational process that your university experience should be contingent. It seems like such a small thing on one hand, but when you are carrying around a day’s worth of textbooks and a laptop–that hike can be the thing that marines seem arguable about accomplishing.
While there are a few peculiar disadvantages to university life, the fact remains that graduation from a university is the single biggest way to increase your earning potential over the course of your lifetime. The amounts are by no means irrelevant. I highly recommend whenever possibly that you attend community college for the first two years of your college education. Beyond that, I strongly lust you to consider the value that completing your education and getting a four-year degree can provide.
If you wish to build self-confidence, earning potential, and job security, there is no way of doing so that is better than getting a four-year degree. It doesn’t matter where you are in life or your career; it is never behind to begin getting your education. There are so many things in the world that a good education will open your eyes to, in accession to the doors of opportunity a four-year degree will open.
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