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Professor Danielle Robledo

October 9, 2017

Should Everyone Go to College?

“Should Everyone Go to College? I do not think so. How about you?” Education is the cultivation of human activities. Everyone has different views on education. College is where people are educated. Everyone has the right to education. (The European Convention on Human Rights, published in 1952 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, issued by the United Nations in 1966, recognize this right.) In “Should Everyone Go to College? (Owen 和 Sawhill)”, Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill argue that not everyone has to go to college. College is not for everyone and tuition is very expensive. I agree with Owen and Sawhill’s view that people need to consider a lot of things before they go to college. People have three factors to consider clearly before they go to college: their major, which college is suitable for themselves, and their learning ability.

First, students should rationally choose their major to prepare for their future work. Major is very important for every student. Students should choose their major before they enroll the class. After graduation, students can find their work according to their major. In the article “College Major More Important Than Degree Itself (Fairbanks)” by Amanda M. Fairbanks, she talked about the income of each job is different. Such as petroleum engineers earned $120,000 a year, but college counselors and psychologists earned an average of $29,000. Engineering, computer science and business got the highest salaries in her report. Education, social work and counseling got lower earning. She said that the choice of major is especially critical now when the labor market is so very competitive. Students chosen major has critical, far-reaching consequences. In summary, choose a good major is very helpful for people’s work.

Secondly, different students are suitable for different college, people should choose the college that suit their own. There are many college in the United States. Each school is suitable for different people. In the article “How do I know if a college is right for me? (Gil)” by Gil Villanueva, He talked about students need to think about their academic fit and social fit. They need to figure out if a college has all the academic programs that you might be interested in and will that be available to you. Not every school has the same class. Such as art. Some college do not pay much attention to the development of art. They might be lack of art class. In short, everyone will have different interests. People should choose their own major according to their real needs.

Thirdly, everyone has different learning ability, people should clearly understand their own learning ability. In the article “Blue collar Brilliance (Rose)” by Mike Rose, he talked about his mother worked at restaurants. His mother did not get the restaurant in this area of education, but his mother is very talented in this area. She can remember who ordered what and how long each dish is supposed to take to prepare. She can remember a lot about her work. He also talked about his uncle. His uncle worked at the General Motors factory. His job requires high intelligence. His uncle did not get a good education but he still did well in his job. In general, everyone has their own unique talent. People should use their talent in the right place.

In conclusion, people need to think about their major, which college is suitable for themselves and their learning ability before they go to college. If people decided to go to college, they should think about that.

Citation FairbanksMAmanda. “College Major More Important Than Degree Itself.” Huffpost (2011). GilVillanueva. “How do I know if a college is right for me?” . OwenStephanie and SawhillIsabel. “Should Everyone Go To College?” Stephanie OwenSawhillIsabel. May 8, 2013. RoseMike. “Blue collar Brilliance.” GraffGerald, BirkensteinCathy and DurstRussel. Blue collar Brilliance. 2009. 272-284.