The topic this week of whether or not college is really worth spending thousands of dollars each year and paying of student loans for several years once you graduate is a very interesting topic to say the least. This is due to the fact that people attending college are primarily there to get a good education and potentially get a job that pays well so they can be financially stable and one day support a family. This is an ideal scenario, we need to take into consideration that everyone who goes to college doesn’t always land a fabulous job as a lawyer, a doctor, or a CEO of a company. Now on the other hand not all people who don’t go to college work at fast food restaurants or at Walmart, many in fact are very successful and productive members of society. Take Bill Gates for example, he is a Harvard University drop out, but he is also one of the founders of the computer program Microsoft and is worth about 79.2 billion dollars. So to answer the question of Is going to college really worth it? I would say it depends on what you want to do with your like, what is your passion, and is making money the most important thing to you?
If you are passionate about something and want to pursue
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Basically you are doing it because you can make a lot of money, that is totally fine, just remember that there are people out there that are less fortunate than you. Some people can’t afford to go to college and they not able to pursue their passion because they don’t have the same opportunities as you, they could have a job that they doesn’t pay much and that they don’t like, so keep that in mind the next time you say you hate what you are doing but you are well educated and have a college degree. You should treat college as it were a gift, and not all people get to receive and enjoy this gift of higher education