Why You Should Go To College

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College is an institute that most student attend to after high school to gain a higher education to obtain degrees and a career. People go to college to try and establish a stable career with a good income. Statistics show that people who go to college make more than those who do not, so people will tend to want to go to college to be able to make more money. Other people go to college because of family pressure and influences. In college you grow and develop many skills that help you in your everyday life. Attending college also opens many opportunities and door to become very successful.
After asking a couple of my friends why they attend college, I came to a conclusion. Many students attend college because they are given financial aid. This makes going to college a little easier, since you do not have to stress over how you are going to be paying for school. College graduates tend to make more money; a lot more than people who did not attend college. There are many well paid occupations; from home health aide to computer engineer to physicians and surgeon. Most students just attend college to gain a degree that will help them get a well paying job other than to obtain their dream job.
Family influence: In my personal experience, i decided to attend college because of
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As Casey Slide states in “10 Reasons Why You Should Go to College – Besides Just Getting a High-Paying Job,” “For some people, this is not a want but a need. A lot of high school graduates have never worked, paid a bill, or learned anything about personal finance. Even as parents teach kids about money management, they can help their kids ease into real world responsibilities by having them spend time in college.” In other words what she is saying is that students gain financial responsibility when they are in college and this sticks with them their whole