Georgetown University

Everyone knows that big college sport program bring in millions of dollars in a season. College athletes train hard every week getting ready for the competition they face that weekend, but they get none of the millions of dollars they bring in playing their sport. some will argue they are already paid in tuition people also don’t realize the commitment these athletes put into their sport. It’s time colleges and the NCAA start paying their players. they bring in so much money to the school and…

This world is surrounded by bills. Bills are everywhere in this world: paying for taxes, car insurance, house payments, and on top of that, there are college expenses. To this day parents have been struggling to pay for their offspring, but now there are scholarships for anything! “There are scholarships for literally everyone- for a student adept in soccer, art, math, calling ducks, or just being tall (over 5’10’’)” (How to pay for college). With college getting more expensive by the year,…

College graduates are more likely to get job then people that drop out of don’t go to college. Georgetown University…

average the annual income of someone who did not go to college and get a degree is 28,000, while someone who did get a degree from a university or college is 51,000. The gap in the financial makings is huge. Not only is there less money to be made from not getting a degree, but there is also far less opportunities and jobs available. In a study done by Georgetown University, by the year 2020, 65% of all jobs will require some sort of education beyond high school. Employers wants educated…

money than a high school graduate, and any degree will earn more than a high school graduate. The most important reason is the ease of finding a job. With a college degree, finding a job will be easy. Stated by Gillian White a study from Georgetown University shows the unemployment rate from college graduates and high school graduates. An accurate source in the article that can lead to the website with the original graph. The unemployment rate for recent college graduates are 3.9…

This article provided a very insightful look at the challenges of being a college student coming from a low-income background. Scott Carlson the author provides the reader with real life examples of these challenges and allows the reader to understand his viewpoint on the question “should everyone go to college”. We as a nation are pushing high school students to attend college ready or not, Carlson points out two of the more noticeable reasons for this push to attend college, First being that…

The Importance of Higher Education in American Society From the very moment we were fully develop in our mother’s womb, our mother and fathers started to educate us even though we didn’t understand what they were saying but they educate us through their voices so that we may know and understand who is talking to us. How high are we going to take our education? According to Dr. Heather Allen “Higher education improves an individual's quality of life. Studies show that, compared to high…

College or not? Just in the United States, there are over 3,000 universities students can choose from! Yet, each year students contemplate whether or not they should attend college—is the cost worth it? College is worth every single penny, because on average college graduates have higher salaries, have more job security, and have better career opportunities. Think about your future family, how will you support them if you don’t find a stable job? Attaining a job that will support you in your…

are raising children and 71 percent of that is women (Gualt, 2014). Yet, very few of us know a mom who is attending college let alone at a four-year institution. Thus, I was intrigued on discovering the “hidden population” of college moms at the University of Georgia. I described college moms as a “hidden population”, because when you look through the demographic of…

Financing higher education has become one of the biggest concerns for the upcoming generations of college students interested in seeking a higher level of education. Nowadays, students are forced to opt for financial aid and loans to complete their higher education. Indeed, financial aid has become a primary factor when considering whether students should pursue a higher education. Higher education is crucial to the country economic prosperity. The education level is correlated with higher…