Sir Francis Bacon was the first to say “Knowledge is power!” Although knowledge can be acquired outside of school, the foundations of obtaining knowledge starts within the schools. It is no secret that the more education you receive, the more knowledge you obtain. So, while being a high school graduate is commendable. Going the extra step to, further your education and enhance your knowledge is recommendable. It will open many doors for you and increase your pay.
To start off, getting a college education is worth it because it will benefit you in many ways. In the article,“Actually, college is very much worth it”, it says “86 percent of college graduates felt the investment was good for them” ( “Actually,college is very much worth it” 79). …show more content…
College graduates “ with a bachelor's degree for example, earned about 415 dollars more a week than workers whose highest level of education is a high school diploma” (“ New school year:old story: education pays” 63). Even though having higher education opens many doors, sometimes having all those doors does not mean that everything will turn out how you want it to. Also “....at 2.4 percent, unemployment rate for workers with a professional degree was also the lowest if any education” (“ New school year:old story: education pays” 63). This is one of the main reasons people feel that college is not worth it. Nothing is certain in life, everything comes with risks. At least with a college degree you eliminate some of those risks.
All in all, pursuing a college education will open many doors for you in life, and increase pay. Not receiving a college degree puts you at a disadvantage and can cause you to miss out on several opportunities. Do not miss out on those opportunities because of the risk, take a leap of faith and enroll in college today. If you want to be good, graduate from high school. If you want to be great, graduate from
To start off, getting a college education is worth it because it will benefit you in many ways. In the article,“Actually, college is very much worth it”, it says “86 percent of college graduates felt the investment was good for them” ( “Actually,college is very much worth it” 79). …show more content…
College graduates “ with a bachelor's degree for example, earned about 415 dollars more a week than workers whose highest level of education is a high school diploma” (“ New school year:old story: education pays” 63). Even though having higher education opens many doors, sometimes having all those doors does not mean that everything will turn out how you want it to. Also “....at 2.4 percent, unemployment rate for workers with a professional degree was also the lowest if any education” (“ New school year:old story: education pays” 63). This is one of the main reasons people feel that college is not worth it. Nothing is certain in life, everything comes with risks. At least with a college degree you eliminate some of those risks.
All in all, pursuing a college education will open many doors for you in life, and increase pay. Not receiving a college degree puts you at a disadvantage and can cause you to miss out on several opportunities. Do not miss out on those opportunities because of the risk, take a leap of faith and enroll in college today. If you want to be good, graduate from high school. If you want to be great, graduate from