Should Everyone Go To College?
Many parents have the mindset that a person who does not go to college will eventually fail in life. That perhaps is the reason why most parents pressure their sons and daughters to get a college degree. It is understandable that a parent would want their children to succeed in life, but is college the best way for everybody to achieve success in life? What about the other people, the ones who does not have an opportunity nor have the right skills to succeed in college? It is true that college education can bring great benefits for many people, not everyone is suitable for attending college.
There are many good reasons why most people think that college is the best option for achieving success. Many researches …show more content…
Attending college can be very risky for some people because college environment can be very different from their accustomed environment. Each person has different circumstances in life, some of them have financial issues and others have academic issues. That is why not all people can attend college. Sometimes it is better for some people of they decided not to attend college at all. One risky problem about the college education is the passing and failing rates. It was reported by The Irish Times that “80 per cent of students in math-related courses are failing to progress beyond their first-year in college.” (O 'Brien). Additionally, the Institute of Educational Statistics estimated that “40% of attendees at a four-year college drop out before completing their degree” (Hamm). Some students who failed in college does not usually realize that they are not properly prepared for college. This can be a serious problem for the students, as they are spending more money but they are not progressing as they would have expected. Furthermore, there are plenty of students who are having difficulty on adjusting to a college life. According to a report of the Commission on The Future of Undergraduate, about half of incoming freshman in college need to take at least one remedial course, which means they have to take a class which they should have been mastered back from high school (Mitchell). Most College expects most students to have a certain type of educational requirements in order to be accepted. This can also be a problem for other students. Not all students have the same set of knowledge because they came from different kinds of school. As a student who came from a country halfway around the world, most of my education from elementary to high school is different from the average education in this country. Even though I can manage to adjust and adapt in the education
Many parents have the mindset that a person who does not go to college will eventually fail in life. That perhaps is the reason why most parents pressure their sons and daughters to get a college degree. It is understandable that a parent would want their children to succeed in life, but is college the best way for everybody to achieve success in life? What about the other people, the ones who does not have an opportunity nor have the right skills to succeed in college? It is true that college education can bring great benefits for many people, not everyone is suitable for attending college.
There are many good reasons why most people think that college is the best option for achieving success. Many researches …show more content…
Attending college can be very risky for some people because college environment can be very different from their accustomed environment. Each person has different circumstances in life, some of them have financial issues and others have academic issues. That is why not all people can attend college. Sometimes it is better for some people of they decided not to attend college at all. One risky problem about the college education is the passing and failing rates. It was reported by The Irish Times that “80 per cent of students in math-related courses are failing to progress beyond their first-year in college.” (O 'Brien). Additionally, the Institute of Educational Statistics estimated that “40% of attendees at a four-year college drop out before completing their degree” (Hamm). Some students who failed in college does not usually realize that they are not properly prepared for college. This can be a serious problem for the students, as they are spending more money but they are not progressing as they would have expected. Furthermore, there are plenty of students who are having difficulty on adjusting to a college life. According to a report of the Commission on The Future of Undergraduate, about half of incoming freshman in college need to take at least one remedial course, which means they have to take a class which they should have been mastered back from high school (Mitchell). Most College expects most students to have a certain type of educational requirements in order to be accepted. This can also be a problem for other students. Not all students have the same set of knowledge because they came from different kinds of school. As a student who came from a country halfway around the world, most of my education from elementary to high school is different from the average education in this country. Even though I can manage to adjust and adapt in the education