Grace Sabara Michael Day English H Jan 13, 2023 The Epic Reasons Why College is Super Amazing When you think of the benefits and drawbacks of college, what comes to mind? While some believe that college will only lead you into an infinite hole of debt, others think it could lead you to a life of success and riches. Even though some believe that college is a scam, it’s exceptionally beneficial economically and educationally. In Robert Reich’s essay “Why College Isn’t (And Shouldn’t Have to Be) For Everyone”, he explains that we as a society need to stress more importance on going to not only regular college but vocational-technical schools as well and how there shouldn’t be one sole option. He states that “It’s time to give up the idea …show more content…
Gillian B. White’s “Even with Debt, College Still Pays off” greatly debunks that myth. Her essay proves over multiple instances that going to any form of college eventually will pay off economically. She says: “When you add up the premium that college grads benefit from, which can amount to upwards of $10,000 each year, and multiply it by a career that lasts for about 45 years, the cost of a college education is well worth it” (White 413). While college may be a great deal of debt at first, it slowly becomes less and less of an issue because your college experience substantially helps increase your pay. “According to the study, a recent college graduate has median earnings of about $37,000, which is about $1,000 more than an experienced worker aged 35 to 54 who only has a high-school education.” The gap between those two groups is horrifyingly small. It is proving that no matter how hard someone who only has their high school diploma works, they will always be behind compared to a college graduate. Over lots of time and work experience, the gap between high school and college graduates becomes astronomically larger. With that, a person who may be in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt from college and possibly even further education, like grad school, could pay off that debt because of how much their degrees have boosted their desirability. In contrast, high school graduates would never be able to pay off their debts because they were never given those