Persuasive Essay On Unprepared For College

With each passing year, more and more high school students are becoming unprepared for college. Senior’s are not being prepared correctly for college. U.S. News reports that more than half of community college freshmen are not prepared for college level assignments. Unprepared college students leads to things such as; college graduation numbers dropping, students are unable to get a degree and in turn have a difficult time finding a steady job. This creates a vicious cycle that gets worse with each generation. I believe the majority of these issues are caused both at home and in the classroom. I do not believe school systems emphasize the importance of college and being prepared for college after high school. Students are unprepared for college because parents are inactive in their student’s life. When this happens a student loses his/her drive to excel. There are many teachers that intimidate students; therefore they discourage students from asking questions, these students and are less likely to involve themselves in group activities. In turn, students are shied away from wanting to strive …show more content…
I propose that all high schools require their students to pass a college preparation course before being able to graduate. The college preparation course could show students how to apply for scholarships, Federal Student Aid and colleges. This course could also emphasize time management and prepare students for college workload. A requirement could be one writing assignment each week. I believe that this course would also help prepare students for the “working” world. This could cause graduation numbers and the number of students that are being held back to drastically plummet. I could also see how this could make the dropout rate higher because it may discourage students, however; once this cycle is started I believe in the end it will have a positive impact on students who need to be prepared for