What Is College Worth Attending College?

Throughout our adolescent years, many of us received constant bombardment about attending college after high school. Those with the willpower and motivation in most cases tend to go down the college path; others will see little to no value in the vast expense of college for their chosen trade. Over the years, thru various studies it has been proven that college graduates in most cases earn more over their lifetime compared to high school graduates. On the other hand, you have the occasional high school dropout with the perseverance to work their way up the industry chain eventually if the opportunity is present become paid equal or greater than their fellow classmate. This course of action continually raises one question; is going to college worth …show more content…
At one point in time, it is likely we all struggled with grasping lesson or assignments given to us this is natural. For others schooling causes more pain then the reward is worth to them. Being that college is not a walk in the park by any means these people would probably be better off just finding a job then struggling with rigorous course material involved in taking classes and a university. Murray reflects college readiness among students using research and his own thoughts. Looking at recent SAT scores done in studies researchers concluded that only 10 percent of 18-year-olds within the United States are academically ready to withstand the immense challenge of college. Nevertheless, those 10 percent of students lie within the 30 plus percent that attends college at 18 years of age. Murray extends his own opinion using an example of a young abouis female who is seeking to become a lawyer. Not a bad aspiration to have but she will have to enjoy the work involved otherwise there 's no point in completing it.(238-239) I personally loath doing assignments that are clearly redundant and a waste of my