Four Year College Degree

Decent Essays
Almost all kids have lived through a day where they didn’t want to go to school. They probably wanted a day of amusement and entertainment instead of going to school to learn. The point is that even though they didn’t want to go to school, they still got themselves up and out of the house to go to school. Why? Why would you have to go to the almost endless years of school all the way through college? Why would you want to go to college when you could be over with it all at the conclusion of high school? Why would anyone want to stay at college for four years? The answer is this: College can change your life.
A four-year college degree is essential to my hopefully good future. A four-year college degree can be the key to the locked door

Related Documents

  • Superior Essays

    Federal Pell Grant Study

    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Many individuals believe that attending college directly after high school is a life changing experience. A great many of students cannot wait to attend college. This stance can hold true for many reasons, particularly regarding the positive aspects for the completion of a college degree. College requires energy, and if a student enrolls while he/she is young, then they will enjoy it more. Students should attend college directly after high school because they are more experienced and have great opportunities and benefits rather than waiting to go later on in life.…

    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Some assume an education and a degree are the only things they will get out of the college experience. Some might think going to college will change them into a different person. Life in general brings many new adventures that in the beginning seem scary, but if one is willing to adapt to become someone new that uncharted territory will one day become not so foreign. Over all, someone…

    • 1183 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    School is the beginning of our adventure through life. It not only teaches us the mandatory lessons needed but also ones that stick to us throughout life. Whether it was that one extraordinary teacher or the one everyone hated, students would still learn and use it to their advantage. Unfortunately, this was the mindset of teenagers/ young adult’s years ago; now the students of today aren’t understanding the value of their education and how far it can take them.…

    • 814 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Maybe you're scared of the debt college stacks on top of you, and you don't think it’ll give back the money you lost. Or maybe you think trade school is a better option for you and doesn't give as much debt as a four year university. High school dropouts have a lower income versus the salary of someone who got a bachelors or associates degree, but the choice is always yours and if you feel stressed over the college life, then don't go. But even if your job or career doesn't require a college degree, having one will still be handy to have under your belt. When you're neck deep in loans and debts it can be hard not to think at least once if college is really necessary.…

    • 554 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The Myth of Education and Empowerment. People all around the world have different thoughts on what school is. Some people think that it is just a waste of time and that we shouldn 't have to go if we don 't want to. Others believe that school is one of the best things that has ever happened to them, because if there wasn 't school, how would they get the career that they really want. But to some kids, school scares them.…

    • 1464 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    College may not be right for everybody but it is for the majority. In my opinion, high school is required and essential for every single person because it teaches us so many valuable life lessons. Not only does it teach us important life lessons but it also is essential for our social lives.…

    • 256 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    College Is Worth Going To

    • 1210 Words
    • 5 Pages

    College is Worth Going To “I should have stayed at college” said by Ashley Duran. Ashley had her life set and organized after she graduated from Dessert Hot Spring High School; she would go to La Sierra University to major in criminal justice and stay in school until she got her master degree. After she got her master she would join the police academy to get trained, physically and mentally in order to become a police officer. While in school, her classes were becoming too challenging for her and she couldn’t keep up with assignments, one day Ashley didn’t show up for class and she didn’t show up the next day or the next day, Ashley dropped out of school.…

    • 1210 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Is College Worth It?

    • 219 Words
    • 1 Pages

    For someone deciding wether or not to go college, all the different sides shown can make it a difficult decision. Maybe you feel like college will heighten your chance of being successful in the future, or maybe you feel like college just isn't for you. Personally, I chose to attend college so that I would have better chances in the field I would like to work with in the future. Despite the costs and the challenges of college, i believe if I work hard it will be worth it and I will benefit in the end.…

    • 219 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    After highschool I plan to go to a four year college to continue my education. The university I am going to attend is Bowling Green University, with pre-medicine as my major. I chose pre-med as my major because ever since I was a young child I have wanted to be a pediatrician. My younger siblings have been in and out of many hospitals, due to their sickle cell disease which exposed me to a lot of different doctors and their methods over the years. I admire doctors for their hard-work and dedication to their patients, something I hope to provide to mine one day.…

    • 104 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Damon Climer Ms. Milliner EES21QH03 9/25/2016 Why Not Go to College? Going to college in this day and age is viewed as a must by a lot of people. Not only teachers, but parents and businesses as well. Even with all this pressure to get a higher education, there still remains a minority who still insist that college education isn’t or shouldn’t be a requirement to make a decent living, myself included.…

    • 1019 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Edmunon also saids that by attending a college students are able to explore the new options that are presented. This allows the students to become who they want to be. College is a big deal and one needs to know what they are truly getting themselves into. It is a different world than what one may think.…

    • 759 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    College can help you find your interest in stuff, find what you really like to do and it will lead you to your goals you have. First of all, in the article “Why College Isn`t for Everyone”, paragraph 6 it states that “…college is more than training for a career and many might benefit from social and non-purely academic aspects of advanced schooling…” This means that college does not just prepare you for a good career. College may prepare you for a lot of things, it will teach you, help…

    • 462 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Coming out of high school is one thing , but coming out of college is a whole new experience. Going to college after graduating high school is the best option for me. I want to better myself and my future. I want to be able to say I’m the first in my family to go to college. I want to be proud of myself knowing that i accomplished something big.…

    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Is College Worth It

    • 1161 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Can you afford to pay for school tuition that is equal to owning a small house? A college level job could pay for this house in less than three years. So, is the debt worth it in the long term? In the articles “Is College Worth It?” by Quinton Skinner and “College Calculus” John Cassidy, the authors point out the advantages and disadvantages of attending college.…

    • 1161 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    How college has changed my life Graduated from high school mean that you are ready for real world and continue to the college. Many students have planned their goal for college and future when they were at 9 grade. Most of them are very lucky because they got their parents cover and pay for their school tuition. Unlike them, my family could not afford for me so I started to find a job and pay the tuition by myself with little help from financial aid. My life changed a lot since I went to college.…

    • 785 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays