College tuition bills have always been a big controversy topic for years due to the fact that costs are constantly rising. Many individuals can not afford to pay between 20-60 thousand dollars per year to attend college and get a degree, so now people are leaning toward not going to college period. In the article, "Is College Worth the Cost. Many Recent Graduates Don't Think So," Jeffrey J. Selingo emphasizes good points that many college graduates don't think that getting a college degree is worth the money and stress; however, Selingo does not explain the weight behind a college degree and what it can do for one's future.
In his article, Jeffrey J. Selingo conveys that many students believe that getting their college education is not
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worth the cost. Selingo talks about how the unemployment rate for college graduates is nine percent, and that many jobs don't require a bachelor's degree. According to Selingo, parents and students stress so much about college and the cost because a bachelor's degree is the ticket to a good paying job. He also points out that the wage of workers with a bachelor's degree has dropped 10% since the beginning of the century according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. One of main reasons new college students get their degree is because it is the basic screening device for any job now. Selingo analyzes that having a college degree tells the employer that the student was able to finish what he/she started. Also, he points out that getting a degree does not mean that you are going to be successful in life because people with degrees are still failing to launch the new job market. Selingo makes some good points on why a college degree is not worth the cost and he goes in depth on why not paying for a college degree has its positives.
The article puts a majority of the focus on the amount of stress and anxiety college puts on families. In the quote, “The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available” (Romer), it is touched on that getting a bachelor's degree has turned more into an american dream rather than a necessity. If a person wants to go to college then they will find a way to make it happen, but if they don't then they won't. Not only is the cost an uphill battle, but applying and getting into college is a battle itself. Having a decent GPA and high test scores are necessary to get into a lot of well- rounded colleges. According to, The Atlantic,” college is getting slightly harder to get into each year, which is leading to students making the decision to defer a semester or even a year. The points made in the article appeal to me because of simple fact that I am a teenager that doesn’t have a job and I depend on my parents for money to live life. How am I supposed to pay thousands of dollars for college when I can barely afford a mac and cheese from Panera? I also think that Selingo making points on what the difference between …show more content…
college now and in the 1970’s was well executed because it gives me an idea of how everything has changed. Even though Selingo makes strong points throughout the article on the downfall to college costs, he leaves out what a college degree does for a student's future.
He points out that a bachelor's degree is the ticket to a job out of college, but does not expand on it. According to the article, “Do College Grads Have Real Jobs Waiting?” over half of the students that get a college degree in the field that they studied get a job right after college. If Selingo were to put this in his article it would make it stronger because it gives a valid fact on the amount of students that actually get a real job after college. Also, he doesn’t go in depth on why a bachelor's degree is so important. In the article, “Why is a Bachelor's Degree so Important,” there are four main reasons to get a bachelor's degree. First, a degree will give a student professional credibility, which will look better on a job resume. Next, a person will get better job performing skills. Getting more education gives more skills and knowledge in the field that a student would like to pursue. Also, it gives more stability for a person's future. Lastly, the student will get increased earnings in the job that they chose. The applicant with the higher education and more knowledge is more likely to get the job. Selingo leaves out these important details that will give a student more of an idea why people get a college degree in the first place. These points would make the article more compelling and significantly
stronger. Growing up, I was always lectured with the importance of going to college and I think that it really excels a person's knowledge. If a student wants to be a doctor then they need to study medicine and get more information on it. They shouldn't take the opportunity to miss out on the job of their dream because they may not be able to afford tuition. If hard work is put forward then a student with a degree will get a job, and eventually will pay back what they owe for tuition. Although Selingo argued some valid points as to why a bachelor's degree is not worth the cost, he lacked information from the opposing side of why a bachelor's degree is so important. It gives many benefits and opportunities to get a student on their feet after college. Money is always a stressful thing, it never will not be something a person is concerned about; so why hold back on a degree that can be the building blocks for the rest of a person's life just because of money? People can no longer have the fear of college tuition because getting a bachelor’s degree is the ticket to a job that will could hold a person for the rest of their life.
In the article “America’s Most Overrated Product: The Bachelor’s Degree” by Marty Nemko, the author argues several different views on why higher education may be very overestimated. For starters, the author shares his opinion more than anything else due to him being a career counselor. The purpose of this essay is to explain to the readers that most people start off with the idea of living the American Dream. Which is practically going to college to have a better life and career. But over the time the idea of working very hard for a Bachelor’s degree has become very dimmed. Furthermore, for some people, when they think of the American Dream they think of hope for bettering themselves and also helping their families. Unlike the author, Nemko feels that even the thought of trying to pursue to get a bachelor’s degree is overrated. The audience of this passage would most likely be teenagers going into college and parents. Nemko states that “Colleges are quick to argue that a college education is more
“Why College is Still Worth It Even Though It Cost Too Much.” Money.com (2015): N.PAG. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 11 Oct. 2016 The author of this paper address that a lot of college students feel like the time, money, and effort is not worth it; However, studies show that it does pay off by receiving higher pay, better work hours, and better benefits, such as insurance plans. A poll was done using college alumni to see if they thought that college paid off, and of the 30,000 that were in the poll a majority of them agreed that it did. Also, the writer includes several other polls conducted to show the life-long impacts of a college education, which includes better career and friendship
In the past several years, there has been a growing trend in the number of college-bound individuals getting two-year degrees from community colleges or earning certification for their desired career field at vocational schools. Such schools certainly seem to have some valuable qualities: all boast of having lower costs than other colleges, of their absence of student loans, of allowing people to make more money quicker, of being narrowly focused so students don’t have to take classes they don’t need. They attempt to point out apparent weaknesses in liberal arts colleges as well, claiming that such an education is unnecessary in today’s world. However, for every reason to go to a community or two-year college, a vocational track, or an apprenticeship, there is another, stronger reason for going to a traditional, four-year college, and the liberal arts degree gained at four year colleges far outstrips the degree gained at a two year school or through a vocational track.
In recent years, many have debated whether or not a college education is a necessary requirement to succeed in the field of a persons’ choice and become an outstanding person in society. On one hand, some say college is very important because one must contribute to society. The essay Three Reasons College Still Matters by Andrew Delbanco shows three main reasons that students should receive their bachelor’s degree. On the other hand, many question the point of wasting millions of dollars on four years or maybe more to fight for highly competitive jobs that one might not get. Louis Menand wrote an article based on education titled Re-Imagining Liberal Education. This article challenges the main thought many americans have after receiving a secondary education. Louis Menand better illustrates the reasons why a student should rethink receiving a post secondary education better than Andrew Delbanco’s three reasons to continue a person’s education.
To begin, college is not worth its cost due to the economic burdens it places on college graduates. Students put themselves in debt with students loans necessary to pay for their education while also watching their wages decline over recent years(Doc C). This creates a lifelong cycle of
In this article Nemko is illuminating the issues that our modern society is facing involving higher education. Students are starting off college with bare minimum requirements for next level learning and feeling disappointed when they are not succeeding in their courses. The author acknowledges that the courses being taken by students are sometimes not beneficial to life after college. Nemko states, “A 2006 study supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that 50 percent of college seniors scored below ‘proficient’ levels on a test that required them to do such basic tasks…”(525). Students are specializing in areas of learning to in turn be denied to working in that field and stuck with unnecessary skills. “Many college graduates are forced to take some very nonprofessional positions, such as driving a truck or tending bar”( ...
The argument about if college is worth it or not has been one of the biggest arguments throughout the media for decades. Students suffer a lot from the debts that they get from college and also the amount of studying that they do in college and when they graduate they ask themselves “is graduation from college really worth all the money that we paid and all the work that we have done?”
Imagine telling that to a student who just finished four years of hard, grueling, expensive work; or, even worse, a parent who paid for their child to finish that same grueling work. But, in some ways, that statement can’t be any further from the truth. College can prepare a student for life in so many more ways than for a career. However, in the way that college is supposed to prepare soon-to-be-productive students, that statement could be right on. As a student myself, I’ve found college to be a little bit of both. I often find myself asking, "How will this help me later in life?" But, then again, college gives me more control over my life and where I want it to go. In trying to figure out what exactly made college like this, and whether the way I felt was felt by others as well, I interviewed an Anthropology teacher at Las Positas College, Mr. Toby Coles, and I examined an essay by Caroline Bird called College is a Waste of Time and Money. The two sources offered interesting views from both side of the spectrum.
Throughout the years, America has always debated whether education is needed- if it helps people succeed or not. The argument in the past was always over high school education, which is now mandatory. That decision has helped the US rise economically and industrially. Today, the US is in the middle of the same debate- this time, over college. Some, like David Leonhardt, a columnist for the business section of The New York Times, think a college education creates success in any job. Others, such as Christopher Beha, an author and assistant editor of Harper’s Magazine, believe that some college “education” (like that of for-profit schools) is a waste of time, and can even be harmful to students. Each stance on this argument has truth to it, and there is no simple answer to this rising issue in an ever changing nation full of unique people. Any final decision would affect the United States in all factions- especially economically and socially. However, despite the many arguments against college, there is overwhelming proof that college is good for all students, academically or not.
College is one of the most fundamental institutions in our modern world. It is a place where most of our future politicians, doctors, scientists, and leaders are made. Though, it seems that the price tag that comes with a college education is something that is too hefty for some students. Countless debates go on about whether the price of college should be abolished or whether the cost still is on the students to pay for.
In the article “America’s Most Overrated Product: The Bachelor’s Degree” by Marty Nemko, the author argues several different views on why higher education may be very overestimated. For starters, the author shares his opinion of what he thinks about colleges/ universities due to him being a career counselor. In continuation, The American Dream has a lot to deal with the situation of Nemko’s passage. For example, The American Dream for most people is growing up, all high school students hear is be good, go to college, get a degree. Unfortunately it all depends on the students, but others see benefits of other choices they choose to do. It’s sad to say, that over time the idea of working hard to get a Bachelor’s degree and the hope of actually going to school is not there anymore. Furthermore, for some people, when they think of The American Dream, they think of hope for bettering themselves and also helping their families. The purpose is about a Bachelor’s degree and how overrated it can be. Colleges and most universities are actually business, and they only want
Right now in our society a college education is no longer an option or privilege, but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive, try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything, is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have never set foot in a college and are doing better than people who have their master's degree. There are views from both sides that contain a valid argument.
and tuition plays a major role in students’ decision for attending college. Students according to a 2008 national survey of roughly 1800 students who qualified to attend college 1000 students of those 1800 did not attend college at all. The main reason claimed by 80 percent of the “non-college-goers” was due to lack of money, more especially not enough grant aid. Although a student was well qualified to attend college having no financial aid made their choice to attend impossible. On the other hand, students who couldn’t receive enough grant aid sought other alternatives to go into college like getting loans. Depending on the amount of years one chooses to attend college it can rack up to an unbelievable amount. According to Edvisors, a financial aid website, “The class of 2015 graduated with $35,051 in student debt on average.” Imagine that! It’s no wonder that the students who didn’t receive enough grant aid chose not to attend college. It was because they did not want to accumulate a debt that in most cases they would have to pay throughout their lives, claiming that tuition cost is too much for
Although a college education grows more and more expensive every year. People begin to question whether college is a good idea to invest in or not. “As college costs continue to rise, students and their families are looking more carefully at what they are getting for their money. Increasingly, they are finding that the college experience falls short of their expectations”(Cooper. H Mary). Many people believe that the cost of a college degree has outstripped the value of a degree.Studies show that a college degree will increase your earning power. A lot of people say that a college degree now is worth what a high school diploma was wor...
There are so many students who would extremely grateful to attend any four year institution but can’t because of the lack of funds. College life can be very stressful, and the process can is very frustrating to most students the first two years. When the cost of college tuition is compared to the 21 century financial economy the cost does not make sense, because for a middle-class family it is impossible to afford sending their child to any four-year institution. It hard for students to graduate with the stress to pay-off hundreds and thousands of dollars in loans. Going to college is stressful enough without the need to worry about how we’re going to pay for it and what other costs will continue to rise with getting a degree afterwards. With the current increase of unemployment rate and the thought of going to college seems like a farfetched goal. Many people choice not to attend a four year institution, because they did receive a scholarship or enough government funding. Having a college background is very important for professional growth, it will eventually limit career opportunities. My stand point is, you may not leave college doing the same thing you began with but the life experience is endless. College experience not only gives knowledge that builds you into a better person by giving a broader erosion. With the cost of tuition increasing will hurt our generation, by causing physical and mental stress but in the end it will all pay off. Not all colleges are for the blame; some of the blame is our economy and other factors play a big roll. As students we need to be aware of all our resources offered, such as Pell Grants, and government scholarships. For example, the some states will pay for a student’s college if they graduate high school with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. There are many states that are willing to pay for all or some of college tuition only if students are willing to use