Is College the Best Option

Jessica Vargese

10/28/2017

English 101

Final Draft

                          Is college the best option, by this I mean is it right for you?

Many people feel that college isn’t needed since you can get jobs with a college degree, while others say it is very much needed in this day and age to be successful. Is college the best option? Many seem to find themselves asking this question every day? I feel college is the best option because you can make connections with people gain skills and knowledge that you can use in life to succeed.

College is a place to further your education to better yourself and your future. It is always available and there isn’t a timeline for it. You can go when it’s most convenient or beneficial to you. In the article “Two Years Are Better than Four” Liz Addison says by “going to a community college it offers a chance for students to continue their education and pursue dreams they have never pursued before and her college experience showed her that he can learn in a quick time with less money and later move forward to a higher education…colleges give a chance to everyone who wants to follow their dreams a chance to do so.” The article “Should Everyone Go to College” Stephanie and Isabel say by looking at the increase of earnings associated with an additional year of school to see the importance of your education. The more years you spend in college is more money earned in your career.

Going to college can help you find yourself which can guide your decisions and actions in the right direction to better your future. In “Should Everyone Go to College” it says “you are improving your overall wellbeing by affecting things like your health, marriage, trust, parenting, social interactions, and job satisfaction.” Just by continuing your education, you will be improving your life. The article “College Prepares People for Life” by Freeman A. Hrabowski III “colleges prepare people for jobs, but more critically, they prepare people for life. A job may be the starting point for the good life, but it shouldn't be the end point.”         

College is a good way to prepare you for life by giving you skills that can be used throughout your life and also on the job. In Gerald Graff’s Hidden Intellectualism, he says “street smarts” can be used for more efficient learning and can be a valuable tool to train students to “get hooked on reading and writing. This knowledge can be an important teaching assistant and can facilitate the grasping of new concepts and help to prepare students to expand their interests and write with better quality in the future.” The Blue-Collar Brilliance” states “Rosie learned to work smart, as she put it, to make every move count. Her tip depended on how well she responded to these needs, and so she became adept at reading social cues and managing feelings, both the customers’ and her own.” Using these skills helped get through work smoothly and quickly which she then used in life to make choices.