Is college the right answer?

Is college worth it? This is a question that gets an inordinate amount of attention in the media and among those interested in higher education.

In the 20 years I've worked in higher education, I've read hundreds of articles and listened to an equal number of opinions on this topic. The answer to the question often depends on who is trying to answer it.

Colleges spend countless hours and significant resources in an effort to prove worth. Critics of higher education seem to pull no punches in making a case against going to college. We've even seen some high-profile examples of "social experiments" with critics paying students not to attend college.

We also have seen organizations -- from the White House to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Wall Street Journal -- launch tools intended to provide students and parents with nifty online tools that calculate some kind of "return on investment" to get after this elusive question of whether or not college is worth it.

I would suggest yes, these are some of the reasons to go to college.

1. Help you meet new friends and get connected to the real world


2. You can choose a career path and choose a major group in studies which will be helpful for your career.


3. Will get you more exposure in life.


4. Help you get more technical knowledge

Of course.. its a right choice...you will have a different experience with lots of practical works which will make you a skilled employee in the future.

That´s a very common question, in my experience I can tell you that I study for accountant and I am a financial controller, so if you see it´s related but is not the career that makes you growth as a professional is your attitude and how you direct your career, in my case I think what I study helped me a lot to know how to do the things, to have a conceptual base of the real life, when I finished college I had feel that I did not know anything, when I start working I feel as I was the worst because I did not know anything about the market, but with the years I start using my knowledge, the discussions in the office had refresh my mind, wow I had study this in college, and with that was more easy to take decisions, so the answer to your question is, do what ever make you happy and with that you will have everything!!

Hi Raychel!

The answer is: It all depends upon what you want to do with your life and what makes you feel happy and fulfilled.