I have always been a believer of doing something and doing it right. Even if I have to do it a certain way, I make sure that it is done the right way and satisfies everyone involved with it. I believe that everyone should be the same not just in one specific thing but in their life as well. If you want be have a career that you like then you really have the do all the process to get that career the right way. In Christopher Caldwell 's essay, “What a College Education Buys”, he talks about the many things that are in occurrence from a college education, and I agree with him in that sometimes you have to ask yourself if an expensive college education is really way of achieving your career? The process of getting and education is fairly simple.
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When in my senior year, I did apply to several colleges and after getting decisions and all the financial aid I could get, I decided that it was better for me to go to Sacramento City College because I would not have to pay anything and that I would be stress free and gain a better education rather than going to a UC where I would have to pay a lot of money and have to stress about paying those fees which would greatly hinder my education. I know that I will be transferring to a UC after 2 years in Sacramento City College and I also knew that there were benefits to all that. I would be saving about $30,000 dollars just by going to Sacramento City College for just 2 years and would not have to pay anything. In the end, I made a decision not only what would be better for me for also for the sole factor that I would not have to stress about the tuition and fees that colleges are racking up these days and that I would get a better education that those worrying about all those fees in UC …show more content…
I realized that going through the same experience while applying to colleges, going to a community college would be a better choice for me simply because I would not have to pay anything whereas in a University I would have to stress about ways to pay off my debt and loan. I believe that in a time where every student is faced with the pressure of going to college, the best way to go if going to a University is too expensive, there is always the best alternative where you don’t feel so pressured and stressed and can enjoy your education
When in my senior year, I did apply to several colleges and after getting decisions and all the financial aid I could get, I decided that it was better for me to go to Sacramento City College because I would not have to pay anything and that I would be stress free and gain a better education rather than going to a UC where I would have to pay a lot of money and have to stress about paying those fees which would greatly hinder my education. I know that I will be transferring to a UC after 2 years in Sacramento City College and I also knew that there were benefits to all that. I would be saving about $30,000 dollars just by going to Sacramento City College for just 2 years and would not have to pay anything. In the end, I made a decision not only what would be better for me for also for the sole factor that I would not have to stress about the tuition and fees that colleges are racking up these days and that I would get a better education that those worrying about all those fees in UC …show more content…
I realized that going through the same experience while applying to colleges, going to a community college would be a better choice for me simply because I would not have to pay anything whereas in a University I would have to stress about ways to pay off my debt and loan. I believe that in a time where every student is faced with the pressure of going to college, the best way to go if going to a University is too expensive, there is always the best alternative where you don’t feel so pressured and stressed and can enjoy your education