Whether or not college is worth the cost and time has been a controversial topic among many people. There are plenty of colleges to choose from all over the world, but is the education worth the expense? It is very important that students research the college that they want to attend. Colleges should be researched due to their varied features. These features may include difficulty, curriculum, cost, location, and countless other topics. Despite these options, some people deny that college is the right choice.
In her article, Should Everyone Go to College?, Stephanie Owen describes some of the negative effects that colleges might have on students. She mentions the underlying problems such as “unemployment after college, large college debts, huge classes, and uncaring professors” (Owen). She describes the very real issue of making the wrong decisions in college. Owen states, later in her article, that only those who have specific reasons for attending college should attend college. In another article titled Blue-Collar Brilliance, Mike Rose writes about a …show more content…
Hrabowski criticizes the negative way in which people view colleges. Hrabowski states that “when we focus so heavily on monetary inputs and outputs, we ignore the question of what it truly means to be educated” (260). What Hrabowski means by this statement is that we often only focus on the expenses and salaries of college students. We should instead look at life lessons that college students benefit from. Some writers have even stated extreme examples pertaining to why colleges is the best option. In her article, A College Education Is a Necessity in Today’s World, Katharine Hansen writes that a college education leads to “longer life spans, more self-confidence, better access to health care, higher voting rates, and more continuing education”
In her article, Should Everyone Go to College?, Stephanie Owen describes some of the negative effects that colleges might have on students. She mentions the underlying problems such as “unemployment after college, large college debts, huge classes, and uncaring professors” (Owen). She describes the very real issue of making the wrong decisions in college. Owen states, later in her article, that only those who have specific reasons for attending college should attend college. In another article titled Blue-Collar Brilliance, Mike Rose writes about a …show more content…
Hrabowski criticizes the negative way in which people view colleges. Hrabowski states that “when we focus so heavily on monetary inputs and outputs, we ignore the question of what it truly means to be educated” (260). What Hrabowski means by this statement is that we often only focus on the expenses and salaries of college students. We should instead look at life lessons that college students benefit from. Some writers have even stated extreme examples pertaining to why colleges is the best option. In her article, A College Education Is a Necessity in Today’s World, Katharine Hansen writes that a college education leads to “longer life spans, more self-confidence, better access to health care, higher voting rates, and more continuing education”