Is College A Good Choice For You?
Money. It is never something we really give much thought to when we are young, ambitious and adventurous. We decide our major based on what we love doing and what we are good at – have a knack for. But, what if our romanticised view of our career path takes a severe battering, when it comes to money, just based on that single choice? What we study at college has the potential to reduce or increase our projected income by more than 300%.
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It’s a business decision. That’s what you are faced with when you are considering studying at one of America’s colleges. They are huge money making institutions and what you are about to make is a major investment.
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Follow these financial rules to ensure you aren’t broke when you graduate college Via Washington Post
You’re headed off to college, perhaps the first time you will be left to your own financial devices. Faced with student loans — along with fend-for-yourself expenses like paying for food and rent — many college students are often unprepared for the financial world they’re entering.
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Tuition cost is on a lot of people’s minds. I have been browsing the web to find out what others are suggesting and reasoning when it comes to rising tuition cost, and here is what I found:
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A college degree has always been perceived as being valuable. Besides the prestige, it usually brings lower unemployment rates and higher wages. And many studies have been conducted like this one at the Washington Post, which states that “Going to college is worth it – even if you drop out”! They reinforce the notion that over one’s lifetime a college degree is worth dramatically more to the recipient, than not graduating college. But is it?
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