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    would argue that college is quite the profound milestone in our society today. Individuals often coin the phrase “the best time of their lives” when referring back to their college years. That being said, the argument can be made that during that so called “life changing experience,” it is crucial to focus on one’s area of study to either expand one’s academic career, or live prosperously out in the real world. After all, why invest all that money and time in a college education, without possessing

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    Why I am pursuing a college education: Education is the only way that helps me to escape from my struggle life, and continue my dream in the art industry. I am Uyen Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant with a big dream in the United States. When I was in Vietnam, because of family issues, I postponed my education in high school and got a job. Years later, I got married and have a son. Unfortunately, my marriage life was ended just right after my son was born. During that time, without any financial support

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    We live in a world that convinces people that college is the right thing to do. Society plays a part in pushing students into college classrooms. Society via high school teachers, general news, and information on the internet tells us that the lack of education presents a struggle, because without education employers are not hiring applicants without a degree. A four-year degree should not be the sole determinant for acceptance into the workforce. Besides a four-year degree, there are other options

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    majority of people never thought that they had to obtain a college degree to become successful. Nowadays, a college degree is the most crucial item sought after by employers and is necessary to become successful. It is easy to think that it is a piece of cake to be successful without a college education. I mean Bill Gates, Will Smith, Abraham Lincoln, and Henry Ford were all very successful. However, that was years ago and the age of college dropouts are over.  There is no denying that earning a degree

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    believe the only good educational option for successful people is a college or university. Regrettably, many families are unprepared or unable to send their child to a four-year college or university. Compounded by societal use of media, testing, and advising, students are led to believe a college education resulting in a degree is necessary for employment and success. Additionally, families believe community college, technical college, or trade certifications are less desirable, less valuable, and

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    College. It is the seven-letter word that almost every child will hear thousands of times while they are growing up. They constantly are bombarded by the idea that they must go to college if they want to be successful. However, what if this is a false statement. What if college isn’t as great as everyone makes it out to seem. Well, these days some people believe that young people are better off, not going to college. Over the years the economy around the world has changed. It has prospered, and it

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    paths to choose when the time comes to attend college however, a question to ask is, is it worth it? If decided to attend college, the following decision to be made revolves around an area of study one would like to pursue and the topic of study that will be available for them. Though many can further their education in different ways, a couple of ways consist of attending a four year college (private/ public) or a community college. Not going to college at all is the other alternative, but is it really

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    idea that they will go to college. However, few individuals take the time to think about the essence of a college education. For some people college education is worth it whiles for others it may not be worth the cost. General assumption of not making it to college and still making it in life has now become a wise saying for desperate people who have decided to chase money but not a career. A recent study emphasized that one can eventually make it without going to college but how many people do make

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    The Price of a College Education: Tuition Discounting in Higher Education David Bryant Baruch College – The City University of New York   The Price of a College Education: Tuition Discounting in Higher Education Offering a discount in college tuition has become a standard practice amongst private colleges and universities across the United States as a way of offsetting its published price of tuition—the "sticker price"—and aid from institutional grants and endowments for enrolling students. (Association

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    The price of going to college is rising whichever angle you view it at, and everyone should agree that the cost must be brought down. No matter which field of study you’re in there still a cost, the discussion relies on resembled information that supports the writers’ specific claims. Searching for information on this particular topic Shapiro Library found 461,073 peer-reviewed articles, but with Scholarly and Peer-Review articles, the number dwindled to 236,894. Most of the letters were speaking

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