College is for...
Who is college for? College is for anyone with the drive to do it, you have to be willing to work for it and try to just put yourself out there for your education. Some may say that college is for those with money, some say for those with the best grades, but really those things only play a small part in the issue. For the money issue, there are always loans you can take out, and although you may argue that you do have to pay them back, with college you get a better job, and a better job equals better money. As for the grades, well that is what college is for right? It is school and, even if you're grades aren't the best, there is something to be taken out of every single experience, such as college. In his article "Closing the College Achievement Gap", Doug Leterman says, "About half of low-income backgrounds go on to attend college, compared to about two-thirds of middle income Americans, and 80 percent of those with large incomes.". Why do you think that is? I think it is because it has been drilled into our heads that there is no way to even dream about college without the money. How sad is that! If we continue to think in that mind set then how will the poor ever get any money to got to college to get a job to get money to send their kids to college to get a job to get money, and so-forth. It is a vicious circle, until broken. Chloe Barthum, a student at the U of toA, says that college is for "people looking to get more education and get a better job... a better paying job." She is working to break the circle. I say college is for those with enough drive, because you do have work, you have to be prepared to take on the educational challenges, and go for it... well i wouldn't actually know, seeing as I'm 13, but thats what i gather... Help break the circle! Go for college!!Labels: college, who is college for?
On Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 6/12/2008 10:56:00 AM