Summary Of Is College Worth It

Students often leave high school with the mentality that they must enter a college. However, in the book, Is College Worth It?, by William J. Bennett and David Wilezol debates the positive and negative aspects of attending college. It is not known which was the first university to appear in the United States, but the most notorious college to be established in the 1600s was Harvard University. Since the 1600s, colleges have only been increasing in an abundant of states in the United States. Unfortunately, Bennett and Wilezol, first two chapters introduce the negative aspects of college; and, chapters three and four are universal arguments that go against each other. The final chapter reveals the author's opinion on colleges. In the first

There is also a tremendous pressure for residents living in the United States as the book mentions, “(...) our culture pushes colleges more than any life path (...) Parents hammer home the importance of good grades in high school to get into a good college” (pg 11). I personally find this extremely striking to me because I agree that parents often push their children too far just to get into a good college. Even if the students get into a great college, there is also that huge debt from college tuition that the student must pay off when they graduate. However, in special cases, a student may be excused from a college debt if they have an “undue hardship”. These special cases are very rare. Also, most colleges take advantage of the fact that they can raise the tuition fee and it allows them to make easy money because of federal lending policies. Colleges rack up money from the faculties students will use, the admission cost, the unnecessary academic programs students will take, and the trivial student programs that students choose for an easy grade. The authors also state, “Many parents are under the assumption that if

According to the authors, “(...) Americans are applying for college is that by a variety of measures -as alluded above- workers with college degrees earn more money than those with only high school diplomas” (pg 75). I find this information valuable because students can pay off their debt with the high income job they will receive. The authors also state, “ (...) a mean annual wage for an electrician was almost $53,000 a year, but a master electrician can earn an excess of $100,000 per year” (pg 80). I have seen students work right after they graduate, but I never knew that the college diploma would make such a heavy impact on price differences. Not only is attending a college beneficial for the future, but it gives a chance for students, who do not know what their future career to be, to explore multiple interest. Unfortunately, Chapter Four also states the harsh reality of college too. Some students that attend college, waste their time in college because of drinking, sex, and partying. In this chapter, it also makes the notion of how there is a low academic standard in the United States K-12 system. Again, the states are also responsible for the education system they provide because it is part of the reserved power. The state government should direct more of the tax money into education so students will be more prepared for college rather than dropping