Macquarie University

“We believe, that is, you and I, that’s education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.” Quoted by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 after signing two education bills it is believed that education is an investment for our future rather than expensive toll on our lives. Contrary to this idealism, 37 years later, David Leonhardt wrote an article, “The College Dropout Boom,” which stresses the fact that lower-income students are discouraged about higher education. The author does well with his…

(1). Although I may not have the strongest GPA among my peers, I consider myself to be an active member in my community. Compared to my affluent friends in college, I was born and raised in a low-income community on the East Side of San Jose. Additionally, my family 's social-economical background placed us at a disadvantage due to the fact in which my parents were not able to afford to pay for certain academic luxuries that my peers have had (private tutors, extracurricular academic activities,…

According to Mullen, 82 percent of the student from selective public universities responded that the most important reason for attending college was to obtain training for specific careers, compare to the most selective college 52 percent (Mullen, 2014). Students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds attend liberal institutions…

There are many reasons you should go to college. A good pay check is always an incentive to encourage you, but it is far more that that. The world is moving in a far different direction then before with all the advances of knowledge and technology. College can also help you adapt to new situations and make learning a lifelong habit. Gallop poll states “seven out of 10 Americans continue to say it is very important for adults to have a degree or professional certificate beyond high school.”…

My decision to return to school was based on life after the military. Although I had no interest to go back to school, it was time to jump back in and receive my Associates Degree. Many of my Soldiers were going through Excelsior, and one of my Non-Commissioned Officers swore by Excelsior, which he provided excellent feedback about the College and the programs it had to offer. Along, with the credits applied toward my military education and the ease of the online portal it was a no brainer. Once…

afford to repay. In addition, as students restrict their spending in an attempt to be able to pay off their loans more easily, less economic activity occurs, negatively impacting the economy. Lydia O’Connor, an assistant editor and graduate from the University of Southern California, found that “a 2 percent increase in people with an associate’s degree and a 1 percent increase in people with a bachelor’s degree would result in… 174,000 new jobs” (O’Connor). The economy would greatly benefit from…

career they desire if they cannot even afford it or they are just not qualified? There was an article that was about the difference in the way eastern and western cultures tackle learning and in this article there was a graduate student from the University of Michigan his name is Jim Stigler and he is now a professor of psychology at UCLA, he had been to japan to do research on teaching methods and found out that there is a difference in the way they approach learning (Spiegel). In japan just…

“What do you want to major in?” “What career will you have?” At the time, it was exciting to think about the future and making all those “big kid” (emphasis added) decisions. At fourteen, I had all the answers they wanted to hear: attend Liberty University, major in psychology, and become a counselor—I had not yet decided which branch of counseling. Unsurprisingly, as I became more exposed to the real world, my hopes and dreams…

to go through college with no worries? The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges and $23,893 for out of the state residents attending public universities (Weston 2015). Students should not have to pay for college because of loans and being in debt. Sixty percent of middle class kids who start college fail to earn a bachelor 's degree because 40% of the students who finished had an income of…

“Why college education is important to me” College education is very important for me because of the fact that I need a degree to follow my dreams. Also will allow me to see what I am capable of and fulfill an empty space of education. Over the past couple years, I always thought to myself just go after it and do it. In life I want to be happy and to achieve this, I have to get my college education. Having a college degree will allow me to start a new chapter in my life. To, show myself that I…