Persuasive Essay About Going To College

I know you’re only in the fourth grade but it’s never too early to start thinking about college and your future. I’m not sure what you think of college or if you are thinking about attending college, but I’m here to inform and persuade to go to college. I know not many of our family members attended college or finished college, nor have I gone to college yet, but I hope that you and I can change that and start a new tradition in our family.

I know I’m only in high school and haven’t even gone to college myself yet, but I will, so I can set a good example for you. However, you can look at dad, our older sister, and our family from Delaware and Maryland for examples for now. We know that Dad went to college but didn’t get to finish, however he has good enough paying jobs that supports our family and our needs and wants. Our older sister, Angela, is currently attending college, so if she can do it, you can do it. Also, do you remember the time we went to visit our family in Delaware and Maryland and seeing all their really big and nice houses? Yeah they have those houses because most of them have good paying jobs and had gone to college. …show more content…
However, I did some research for you already. If you google search, “Why should I go to college?” 423 million results will show up. Here are some summarized information I found: going to college increases salary, education, career opportunities, growth, connections, a happier/healthier life, may start a tradition for future family generations, etc.. In the online article by Beckstead, Rachel, it states, “College graduate with bachelor’s degree earn up to 40% more per year than those with a high school diploma,”(research #1). Also, In another online article by GreatSchools Staff, it states, “As education levels go up, unemployment rates go down (high school graduates rates about 5.2% and college graduates about 2.7%),” (research