College is not necessary
College is to get you to do great things in life whether it’s invention something or just succeed, but college doesn’t guarantee your success it just gets you a better chance of it. I believe that college is not necessary at all. It’s a waste of time and money. As a matter of fact it’s very possible to get a job and have success without a college education or degree. To start, “A recent interview with google's senior vice president for people operations revealed that 14% of people at google never went to college.” and yet google is one of the most successful companies in the world. This is because many of the employees at google also worked outside of their normal education without college. “1 in 10 jobs in the United
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That might be true to some people, but based on studies and research many people have succeeded without a degree. Many college graduates say they regret going to college and wasting those ¨six years¨ and thousands of dollars. As students go into college they think of this ¨equation¨ a degree=success, but there's more to that. ¨The question isn't whether attending a university is a positive life experience its whether the experience is worth the opportunity cost.¨ said someone that I once knew. Therefore, college is unnecessary and waste of money and …show more content…
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