In-person rigorous entrance exams should be implemented in the college admission process. Some high school graduates are not prepared for the demands of higher education. I took one year to prepare for and decide on a college education. For many, it could take longer and others may not ever be college ready. This is another major issue of higher education; college is not for everyone. Mihalic states, “students must recognize that nobody has an inherent right to an advanced education” (Mihalic). Society seems to think negatively of people who are not for college, when it should be an acceptable notion. We place a negative stereotype on those that do not attend or finish college. Nevertheless, we are not short of jobs that do not demand a college degree as a requisite, such as job opportunities as waiters, housekeepers, handymen, plumbers, electricians or mechanics. Higher education should be seen as a privilege, not a right. A way of proving whether a student may or may not be prepared for college is through entrance exams. Wood communicates that “Applicants to
In-person rigorous entrance exams should be implemented in the college admission process. Some high school graduates are not prepared for the demands of higher education. I took one year to prepare for and decide on a college education. For many, it could take longer and others may not ever be college ready. This is another major issue of higher education; college is not for everyone. Mihalic states, “students must recognize that nobody has an inherent right to an advanced education” (Mihalic). Society seems to think negatively of people who are not for college, when it should be an acceptable notion. We place a negative stereotype on those that do not attend or finish college. Nevertheless, we are not short of jobs that do not demand a college degree as a requisite, such as job opportunities as waiters, housekeepers, handymen, plumbers, electricians or mechanics. Higher education should be seen as a privilege, not a right. A way of proving whether a student may or may not be prepared for college is through entrance exams. Wood communicates that “Applicants to