88 Days!

In the New York Times Article "Plan B: Skip College" written by Jaques Steinberg, Steinberg talks about college not being as 'worth it' as it seems. He talks about the fact that tuition is expensive and there are many people working in jobs that don't require a degree, who have wasted enough money to buy a house on getting the unnecessary degree. I wonder if he asked one of those people if they regret it. Both of my parents went to college and got degrees. Both of my parents are working jobs unrelated to their degree, and I've never heard them once say they regret it. I feel like college is a mix of so many things to shape a kid into becoming the person they want to be. A person learns just as much outside of the classroom as he does inside the classroom. I don't think it is a waste. I wonder if that mailman that Steinberg mentioned that has a 'wasted' bachelor's degree regrets going to college. I wonder why that wasn't mentioned in his article. Because it doesn't support his argument, that college is expensive and not necessary. I agree that college isn't for everyone. I believe that a person that wants to be a nail technician or a mechanic or a massage therapist could go to a tech school in a year and get certified and be completely happy. And if that's what they want to do, I say go for it. But to say that college isn't necessary in this day and age as for in the future is just incorrect. I will be arriving onto the campus of Gordon College in 88 days, and I will work hard, learn everything I can, and receive my bachelor's degree in Communication Arts. And it will not be a waste.