A high salary for a high education
America has become an economy where education is the key to success. In the economy where we live today, it is becoming harder to rub to nickels together. The job market is looking for qualified people to hire that can set them apart from the economic setbacks of today’s time. They want the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the elite. In order to raise the bar and set one’s self higher than the rest, it should be a “no-brainer” to attend an elite or popular school of your choice. Of course one does not have to attend school at all, but if you are looking for the best salaries, then one should go to the best schools. In American culture, the best is usually equally, correlated to the best of something else. Therefore, going to a popular school of demand should be awarded by getting the best salaries that one can possibly obtain.
One might ask what a popular school is. A popular, higher education is regarded as a college or university where most people of a society respect and know about. How does a whole culture gain confidence in a school or even gain some reputable information about them? The answer is easy; most of the top colleges of our nation have been founded since the beginning of the United States of America. Atkin & Leslie (2009) describe the top colleges of having been founded before the American Revolution which began in 1775. They include (but are not limited to) the schools ranked in the top 15 according to the U.S. News & World Report (pp. 15-19). Now, this still does not sum up what makes a popular institute is. One of the greatest factors of these schools is the huge number of applications sent for acceptance to these fine facilities, but the even bigger p...
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... your future will give you the best appreciating salary—and it should. Although we are living in an economic decline, this does not have to be the outcome of one’s education or future; involving yourself with determination to get into these schools, will pay off in the long run.
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APA
Atkin, M., & Leslie, I. R. (2009). The complete idiot’s guide to: Getting into top colleges. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Woods, W., II. (2010, March 16). Harvey Mudd College near top of salary study. Los Angeles Newspaper. Retrieved from http://www.insidesocal.com/educationnow/2010/03/harvey- mudd-college-near-top-o.html
MLA
Atkin, Marna, and Ian R. Leslie. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to: Getting into Top Colleges. New York: Penguin, 2009. Print.
Woods, Wes, II. “Harvey Mudd College Near Top of Salary Study.” Los Angeles Newspaper (2010). Web. 25 Jan. 2011.
Those individuals that graduated college were better students in high school. (Vedder, 2012, p. 1) Second a good proportion (more than 40 percent) of those attending four-year colleges full-time fail to graduate, even within six years. At some colleges, the dropout rate is strikingly higher. While college students gain skills that can be marketable from just showing up, others end up taking jobs that are usually given to high school graduates, making somewhat more money but having large college debts and some lost earnings occurred while unsuccessfully pursuing a degree that could have been prevented. (Vedder, 2012, p. 1). Does this mean no one should go to a upper level institution? Of course not. First of all, college is more than training for a career, and many might benefit from the social and non-purely academic aspects of advanced schooling, even if the rate of return on college as a financial investment is low. Second, high school students with certain attributes like family wealth are far less likely to drop out of school, and are likely to drop out of school, and are likely to equal or excel the average statistics. (Vedder, 2012, p.
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Over the course of the recent past, universities across the U.S. have been faced with decisions on admissions. What was once popular, affirmative action, is now fading with a long past of problems, and new programs are entering into the picture. The University of Dayton and many others are taking actions to improve the standards of their students, regardless of race and background. These new concepts are reflecting higher academic progress, and increase in prestige and national reputation. By basing selection on academic ability and incorporating improved recruiting techniques, the nation would be filled with greater college standards and no use for an old and tiring affirmative action process.
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When the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded the first college in America, Harvard, in 1636, it marked the beginning of college as the backbone to the American Dream (“About Harvard” ). Around the world, America is coveted for the “American Dream” in which someone can go from deep poverty, to unbelievable wealth, all by getting an education which allows a person to obtain any job and reach any economic level. The article “Peter Thiel Thinks You should skip college, and He’ll Even Pay For Your Trouble; The famous disrupted says overpriced universities hold back innovation, and what's to rewrite education to his liking” by Tom Clynes argues people should not attend college because it is a hindrance to innovation, while the article
Since America’s college system began, someone has had the responsibility of deciding who gets into a college and who does not. Colleges and universities must draw the line somewhere as to who has the opportunity to become more educated and who gets a full-time job at McDonald’s. This decision-making process has always been a difficult job and has become even more difficult in recent years as competition in higher education gets tougher. College admissions departments have come up with a system which combines indicators such as standardized test scores, high school class rank, grade point average, and essays. Different schools put different amounts of emphasis on these gauges but most use some mixture of them.
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America’s future lies in the youth and building an educated youth that is interested in their career would benefit society. Rising college tuition is hurting the higher education of America. As more financial pressure is placed on these kids, the more they aren’t able to focus on their goals and dreams. Although inflation is a problem, the students who are able to graduate will benefit society if they worry more about their job. They should be able to satisfy their duty in society and a rise in college tuition will hinder that vision substantially.
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Although a college education grows more and more expensive every year. People begin to question whether college is a good idea to invest in or not. “As college costs continue to rise, students and their families are looking more carefully at what they are getting for their money. Increasingly, they are finding that the college experience falls short of their expectations”(Cooper. H Mary). Many people believe that the cost of a college degree has outstripped the value of a degree.Studies show that a college degree will increase your earning power. A lot of people say that a college degree now is worth what a high school diploma was wor...
Today, more jobs require more than a high school diploma. In order to get a good paying job, a college degree is required. More people are attending college in order to get better paying jobs, but is going to college worth a good job with rising tuitions across the nation? According to College Board, from 2002-2003 to 2012-2013, the average tuition and fees for a private institution rose about an average of 2.4% every year. As tuition prices increases every year, it affects millions of college students. It affects college students who have to use government aid to assist paying for college.
In “The Case Against College” Linda Lee tells us exactly who belongs in college, they are “the high-achieving student who is interested in learning for learning’s sake…. And those who seem certain to go on to advanced degree’s in law, medicine, architecture, and the like,” (670). But just because there are certain people who belong in school does not mean that those are the people that attend. Those who are more privileged just happen to be in a position that allows them to partake in certain amenities, one of them being a higher standard of
Many people who go to college understand that their earning potential is increased because of their knowledge and experience. Having a higher earning potential is a great benefit because earning more money is something that people love to do. People understand that they will receive a higher salary than those who only have a high school degree throughout their career; this is because going to college helps to further knowledge of a particular area of study that they have chosen and to broaden the mind to be able to improve communication skills.
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