In class, we’ve recently come across a rather interesting article– “Is college worth it?” Indeed, this short yet eye-catching report critically explores the United States’ return on high education and sea of largely inept fledglings in the workforce. Are people truly taking away the crucial skills that the need in their prospective careers through their expensive degrees? Would the return on higher education be much better if colleges were more affordable?
The article successfully brings up several key points that highlights some of the largest issues of the overarching problem. Studies show that relatively hard subjects– such as engineering, law, finance– are those that pay off in the end, while the art history graduate struggles to find a job with his degree. Although very unfortunate, I believe that this is definitely an undeniable truth pertinent to our current education and economy. What really caught my mind was, however, that “four million jobs are unfilled because jobseekers lack the skills employers need.” It was shocking to read that after all the expenses of attending a higher education, many were still inept for a well-paying career. Was college not supposed to be your preparation for the workforce– to provide you with the knowledge and prowess to find a job utilizing your degree?
For me, my personal goal is to study a combination of business and psychology in college, and thus hopefully find a stable finance-related career in adulthood. The cost, without a doubt, seems to be one of the biggest issues, considering the fact that the most prestigious schools in the United States are notorious for their expensive tuitions and costs of living.
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