Time and Money Well Wasted

In Caroline Bird's essay, College is a Waste of Time and Money, she makes many points that support her opinion that college is a waste of time and money. This essay, although had many good points, did not convince me that college is a waste of time and money. That would be a hard opinion to prove to anyone.

First of all, look at the amount of people who attend college each year. Do you think that they are doing this for no reason? I wouldn't think someone would just throw away thousands of dollars a year just to gain knowledge that they aren't planning to use. The point is that people come to college because they expect the extra education to help them in the future.

People are influenced all throughout their lives to attend college after high school. They are told by their high schools, parents, older relatives, and friends.
So with all of this influence and the amount of people that do attend there must be a reason. College is what helps people to get better and higher paying jobs. How can this be a waste? Who doesn't want to get an easier job or a job that pays twice as much as one does when you don't have a college education.

One thing i would like to point out that is relevant to this essay, which i do agree with, is the cost of college. I know that it is very important to go but who wants to pay 15 to 40 thousand dollars a year to get a higher education? That is just ridiculous.

So i guess they question being asked is one that you have to ask yourself and decide on your own. Do you want to pay that amount of money to get a better education and a better job, or do you want to save that money and have a lower paying job? My choice is to pay that amount and get a higher education because i know it will pay off in the long run.