Is College Worth The Effort? "College has been a total waste of your time and money!" Imagine telling that to a student who just finished four years of hard, grueling, expensive work; or, even worse, a parent who paid for their child to finish that same grueling work. But, in some ways, that statement can’t be any further from the truth. College can prepare a student for life in so many more ways than for a career. However, in the way that college is supposed to prepare soon-to-be-productive
it is crucial that you go to a good college to receive those opportunities. Some may think that going off to a four year university or state school is where they can get their future degree. Which is not a terrible thing, but there are alternatives, like going to a community college. Many people fail to realize that attending a junior college could be more beneficial towards them than a traditional university. Teenagers are stuck on the idea of a real college experience and do not put the other factors