College - Is It Worth It?

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.

The main reason why people go to college is not because they want to but because they have to. Most high school teachers and parents are pressured by their advice to go to college because it is “the right thing to do.” In the essay that my friend wrote “College is a Waste of Time and Money”, she states that students go to college because their parents wanted them to go or some other reason entirely irrelevant to the course of studies for which college is supposedly organized. The student may have different ideas about what he or she wants to do in life, but because they think that these parents know what is best for them, they probably end up doing something they do not want to do, resulting in being miserable and resentful.

Let's face it, going to college is a high socially position. Most people go to college only for the title of being called a college student. For some young people, it is a good way to get away from home and become independent without losing the financial support of their parents. They do not want to be looked down upon so they do what would look best in the eyes of society. It is practically beat into our heads that in order to be a productive citizen of society, you should have some college education degree. Being a college student is perhaps a more respectable role than being.

Going to college and getting a degree does not necessarily guarantee that an individual is going to get a job right after graduation. It is hard out there for recent graduates to find a good job since there is so much competition due to the increasing accessibility of a college education. Even if they do get a job, it is not usually in what they got their degree for. They have to find some sort of job to pay off all the debt of fee that their college education has given to them.

Many college students would feel that college is a waste of money because they do not learn what they want to. Instead they have to take classes that have close to nothing to do with their major but are only taking these classes in order to fulfill a general educational requirement. My friend says “This general educational thing is really stupid”, a programmer learns how to run a business. Taking these classes that I won't need is just wasting time I feel that could be spent more on classes within my major. Plus, if I do get the bad grade in these classes, it will bring down my overall GPA, which is so important for my major. Upon graduation, some feel that they are at a disadvantage because more time could have spent on learning more within their field of study and less time on irrelevant materials.

The major reason of going to college is, of course, to get a good job. College prepares us with academic knowledge in order to succeed in the future. According to paper concept of the new College, higher education is essential for preparation for one's future. He states that “In spatial