I think people really need to think about life after high school.....and they need to start thinking NOW! What are you going to do once you hit the real world? Alot of kids think that they will just keep living like they are and work at some low level job, but the reality is that if you want money you NEED to go to college. Everytime i look at the statistics for average salary it makes me want to go to college even more! Go to this site to check out the average salary for different levels of education.... http://www.earnmydegree.com/online-education/learning-center/education-value.html
On average a family will spend around $40,000 a year! Now take another look at the average salaries.... If you just get your high school diploma chances are you will be losing $10,000 a year... The fact is you really do need college to make a living in life. There are many careers out there and everyone should look into what they would like the most. College may look expensive to you, but really there is many ways to pay for it. You can apply for scholarships, grants, and loans! All of this will help you pay for your tuition! The point of my blog is to help students think about college.... Because last year i didn't even want to go to college, but now i regret alot about it. So hopefully this will help people think more about the future!!!
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I completely agree and i think i waited way too late to start lookin at colleges lol
ReplyDeletelol yea me too... i just started looking into colleges this year! lol
ReplyDeleteIt a good thing to think about your future. Believe it or not, my high school days seem not so far away. I always figured I'd go to college, but never thought it would come (and go) so quickly.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting time for you guys, because even though you are all still very young, you need to be making some important life-changing decisions.
College is a lot of fun, too, by the way. But just don't have too much fun. Some sources say that 50% of the people who attend college end up without a degree.
Good but scary article:
http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2007/09/05/why-college-freshman-dropout/
It's good to think about what you want to do after high school. So many kids live in the "moment" and get out of high school with no idea what to do afterwards. Kids that feel like they don't need a degree don't realize how much they will be missing out on with life. The ability to travel and have some other finer things in life. A degree can almost guarantee the ability to no live paycheck to paycheck and the chance to really live life as it was intended.
ReplyDeleteJust make sure that you stay focused in college and finish. The worst thing is paying for school for a few years to not even finish.