26 March 2012

“What A Degree is Worth” is an article that tries to show you comparisons between the lifetime earnings of a collage graduate and that of a high school graduate. An $800,000 difference in the two salaries was reported on the Collage Board web-site in 2002, this number have been disproved and replaced with the correct number of $450,000. The most important thing to remember about this article is that is in not telling you that you will make a lot of money by going to college, just ask Kelly Dunleavy who is working as a journalist and whose father is paying her $700 a month loan payments. The article is simply telling us that you have the possibility to make more money when you further your education. The average collage graduate makes $450,000 more a year than the average high school graduate. I still believe that collage is still worth it, if broadens your horizon and gives you opportunities that a high school graduate would not have. I will be paying for my collage education with grants, scholarships, and loans. By the end of my 4 years I will have about $44,000 is loans to pay off. In my opinion everyone should think about a collage graduation, but you don’t have to go. Weigh the pros and cons and see what fits you best; collage is not right for everyone so don’t go just to make others happy. In conclusion it have been proven that the average collage graduate will make more than the average high school graduate, however this in no way means that you will one of these people. So take your time before deciding what to do with your life.

                The approximate cost of Flagler’s Collage tuition is about $22,500 a year, Stetson University’s average is $36,000 a year. The cost of a 4 year degree at these schools will cost $90,000 for Flagler and $144,000 for Stetson. Both these schools recommend Bright Futures, and the Pell Grant. Stetson University has their own scholarship program, when you apply you are automatically put in for these scholarships and if you are approved then will send you the information on it. Flagler has a similar program however it does not reach as far as Stetson Universities program. The English book I found that is recommended for college freshman cost $115.00 on Amazon.com, and that’s on sale, $75.00 for a used version. Collage is very expensive, I will be attending Stetson University in September, spending $36,000 a year not including living cost, books, and food. By the time I finish my four year degree in business I will be $44,000 in debit. Although the average beginning salary for an accountant is $60,000 a year I am not guaranteed that, leaving me with a huge opportunity to run myself into the ground.  If you think about it, it’s more of a risk going to collage then to not too, all because we want to achieve that American Dream.

14 March 2012

With the rising cost of college tuition, and lowering number of jobs available, more and more teenagers are coming out of high school in debit. The average college tuition in about 30,000 dollars a year, this is not including living expenses. The average college graduate has about $20,000 in loans by the time they graduate their course of study. Do you really think this is helping put our next generation into action? It is becoming harder and harder to find a job in today’s society. Even flower shop owners are looking for people with an associate’s degree, McDonalds now has standards on who can make your burger. With the job availability decreasing more and more people are debit and it is killing our society. The more people that are in debit the more money that the government is giving them, such as Food Stamps, and unemployment. So why am I talking about this stuff? Because it has to change before our economy and become something worth bragging about again. The more money the government is handing out to its people to more the country is going into debit and we most start off our young in the right direction if we want them to live prospers lives.

                You are almost literally born into debit these days, or at least your parents will be once they pay the hospital bills. No one has money yet the prices of things go up, seems smart right? Wrong! People are too worried about not getting a bang for their buck that they raise prices when they should be lowering them. The society wants everyone to have an education, yet it is almost impossible to achieve one without owing thousands of dollars by the time you are done. The government gives so many college scholarships to students throughout the United States, but that is now where near the cost and it is just bringing the economy down even more. So what do we do to fix it? Open more jobs! With more jobs available to younger people they can save up more money for college before they get there, also if their parents had better paying jobs or jobs at all, their parents could have some money saved up for their children’s educations so the government doesn’t have to pay for it all. Yes, I do believe that hard working smart children should get rewarded for their hard work during high school, however giving them 20,000 dollars a year isn’t the way to go.