Why College Is Important

College is something that has become increasingly important in the world to increase the chances of being financially secure and being able to secure a steady job. Without college, the main jobs a young adult can rely on is in the kitchen of a fast food restaurant flipping burgers, or washing dishes. Without a formal education, there is not a chance of getting a good job that pays enough to support you and another person. Someone might get lucky and be able to get a decent job without a college education, but the more education you obtain, the higher your chances are of getting a good job. Students today are not very good at planning for college however. Many rely on student loans and do not save up for their education while they are in high school. There will be many challenges throughout the years of college, including not having money to eat out, having to …show more content…
I don’t plan on going out to parties all the time and spending my college years with an alcoholic beverage in my hand, but I do think that going shopping out of town or going to a concert somewhere with friends would be a really fun experience. I do know that I won’t be able to go to every single event, but having money to go do these fun things is really important. I believe that working during school is going to be the best option because then you have a little bit more freedom. Others would agree with me on this, “I worked but I also had money saved up. N I didn’t eat out much like a lot of other people were doing.” (Jacob Fredrick). I also agree with his statement in that if you eat out a lot, you are spending a lot of money that could be used for something else. Eating out is something that you can live without and sometimes it is pointless, because it is spending money that you could have used to get a new school book or a pair of new