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Say No To College Alex Williams Analysis

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“Saying No To College” by Alex Williams is an article that highlights a topic that has become increasingly popular in recent years. The author uses many real world examples of very successful people that are well known by the public to question whether it really is worth it to attend college. Williams begins that article by telling the story of Benjamin Goering and stating that he is not the only person to choose a path similar to the famous founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Goering felt “frustrated in crowded lecture halls where the professors did not even know his name” and decided to drop out of school like so many others later named in the article. Lucky for him, he ended up at a successful job in California and is doing quite well …show more content…

Personally I do agree with this and think that college is not the only path to success a person can take. Am I a little bit of a hypocrite? Maybe. I am someone who has decided to attend college and at the end of my four years will have a decent amount of debt. However, as stated in the article, it would be unrealistic if every person did not attend college. For people going into medicine, education, or like myself, nursing, formal training is very necessary. However, there are some majors that people could possibly skip school to be successful in. There have been plenty of musicians, artists, and even businessmen who did not attend college and were incredibly successful. While a higher education is valuable, it has become less of an option and for some a huge waste of money, which is what many interviewed in the article, had complaints about. If experience and the connections that one has with others will advance them more in their career than a piece of paper and $100,000 in debt then why go to school? So, in conclusion, I do think that it is advantageous for some to skip college and get on with their lives. It may be risky, but it has clearly worked before. If one is willing to take the leap and trust in what they are capable of then why not? Skip the lecture halls and add your name to the

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