Have your parents ever preached to you about how college is very, very important? So
important that you would not be able to get a job that pays well without a college degree? That
statement is only somewhat true. There is a belief that no matter the mental capacity, if you do
not retain all the information the first time, if you work hard enough, you will be able to make it
to a 4-year college regardless, which is false for a lot of people. Also, even if a student is at the
top half of their class, getting into the school of his or her choice is no guarantee. Lastly, a
student can get just as good of an education at a smaller community college as opposed to a
larger, 4-year university.
To begin,going to a 4-year college …show more content…
America, however, clings to the conceit that four years of college are necessary for everyone
and looks down its nose at people who do not have college degrees. This has to stop. Young
people need an alternative and that alternative should be a world-class system of
vocational-technical education. A four-year college degree is NOT necessary for many of
tomorrow’s good jobs.
Next, the competitiveness. Oh boy, the competitiveness. With inequality at record levels
and almost all the economic gains going to the top, there is more pressure than ever to get the
“golden ring” and get into a top-brand college. Parent who can afford it are paying grotesque
sums to give their kids an edge. They do such things like hire test preparation coaches and
arrange for consultants to help their children write compelling essays on college applications.
The same intensifying competition is affecting mid-range colleges and universities that are doing
everything they can to burnish their own brands - competing with other mid-range institutions to
enlarge their applicant pools, attract good students, and inch upward on the US News
important that you would not be able to get a job that pays well without a college degree? That
statement is only somewhat true. There is a belief that no matter the mental capacity, if you do
not retain all the information the first time, if you work hard enough, you will be able to make it
to a 4-year college regardless, which is false for a lot of people. Also, even if a student is at the
top half of their class, getting into the school of his or her choice is no guarantee. Lastly, a
student can get just as good of an education at a smaller community college as opposed to a
larger, 4-year university.
To begin,going to a 4-year college …show more content…
America, however, clings to the conceit that four years of college are necessary for everyone
and looks down its nose at people who do not have college degrees. This has to stop. Young
people need an alternative and that alternative should be a world-class system of
vocational-technical education. A four-year college degree is NOT necessary for many of
tomorrow’s good jobs.
Next, the competitiveness. Oh boy, the competitiveness. With inequality at record levels
and almost all the economic gains going to the top, there is more pressure than ever to get the
“golden ring” and get into a top-brand college. Parent who can afford it are paying grotesque
sums to give their kids an edge. They do such things like hire test preparation coaches and
arrange for consultants to help their children write compelling essays on college applications.
The same intensifying competition is affecting mid-range colleges and universities that are doing
everything they can to burnish their own brands - competing with other mid-range institutions to
enlarge their applicant pools, attract good students, and inch upward on the US News