REASONS TO GO TO COLLEGE& How Hollywood Got It All Wrong

by Lawrence Tam

REASONS TO GO TO COLLEGE ★ You make more money★ You study something you like★ You get a good paying job★ You make more money (yes, that’s a repeat)

MORE REASONS, LESSER THOUGHT OF, BUT STILL RELEVANT

★ Independence.★ Learn about money management.★ Learn to juggle cleaning duties, classes, parties,

and shopping.★ Learn to get along with others in the same living

space.★ Grow up in ways that benefits you both

personally and professionally.

THE TRANSITION

.. between high school and working career, or between military and civilian life may be a personal renaissance, where the individual can cast off the conventional and grow as a person.

FINANCIAL REASONS TO GO TO COLLEGE

★ If the college experience is a gateway to life as a professional, then the college degree is the key to unlocking the door.

★ Increasingly, even jobs that traditionally did not require a degree, now require a degree.

★ Your educational creds are one of the first qualifications a potential boss will check out. Even if your degree doesn’t match the job description (like many government jobs) you may still get the job over someone without a degree.

4 ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE WHERE HAVING A DEGREE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

1. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

The more education people have, the more

likely they will be to land a job.

The unemployment rate for people who didn’t

graduate from high school is nearly twice as

high as the 20-year national average.

2. HEALTH INSURANCE

People with more education are more likely to have health

insurance. 92% of people aged 25 –

64 with a Bachelor’s degree have health

insurance, compared to 57% of those without a

High School diploma.

3. AVERAGE INCOME

Average salaries tend to rise for

people with more education.

And the higher the educational level,

the higher the income.

4. LIFETIME EARNINGS

The average income over a

lifetime for someone with a

bachelor’s degree is almost $2.3m,

That’s 74% more than those with

only a High School diploma.

COLLEGE GRADUATES HAVE STATISTICALLY EARNED MORE MONEY THAN WORKERS WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE

VALID FOR LIFE

Even if a student never works a day in the career

field for which they hold a degree, no one will ever be

able to take away that education the student

received.

REASONS NOT TO GO TO COLLEGE

★ Staggering cost★ College loans still need to be paid, whether a

graduate is working or not★ The college “experience” - binge drinking and rowdy

parties★ Resulting misdemeanor or criminal charges on

record can lead to tremendous difficulties in landing a job

★ the temptation to conform with everyone else’s definition of “college life” can impact even the strongest individual.

ALTERNATIVES

“Education is crucial; college is not.” ★ Trade schools - construction or technology

proper certification ★ Successful businesses ★ Volunteering - Student Conservation

Association ★ Jobs and internships - AmeriCorps “If a young worker has vision, anything is possible.”

DEFERRED ADMISSION OR SIMPLY DELAYING COLLEGE

This can provide time for★ A breather from school★ Work to save up ★ World experience ★ Figuring out what you really

want ★ Some have started families

and need help with childcare or flexible classes

START A BUSINESS

★ Starting a business, like internet marketing, can definitely draw from your college expertise

Zuckerberg, Jobs and Gates: 3 college dropouts who changed the world.

WORKING YOUR E-BUSINESS.

Consider launching your own internet business while you study★ find a passion and learn skills ★ go to school while taking work

College student business competitions received over 1600 entries two years ago, compared to 750 in 2007.

Houston’s Rice University student business plan competitions paid $10,000 in 2001 and $1.5 million in 2012, thanks to partnering with Indus Entrepreneurs.

BENEFITS OF STARTING A STUDENT BUSINESS

★ Pay bills ★ Practise multitasking ★ Practice blogging and social media★ Stay on top of latest and greatest technological

advances ★ Surrounded by professors & a wealth of

knowledge

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS FOUND

★ Losing a few points on their GPAs to create a cash flow that benefits their present and future.

★ Working hard and making strides, a little bit at a time, will make all the difference in the world

★ Business majors should use their company for every class project

★ Easy to take a few courses to further their career path and plan

★ Can watch and observe their fellow classmates

STUDENT LIFE WITH A BUSINESS

★ Key to juggling collegiate life is to maintain a positive outlook

★ Use a calendar to prioritize ★ Provides a place to learn internet marketing

and how all that works out while studying math, science, history… why not marketing?

START HERE

★ I would recommend starting here on your journey to learning how the internet works with starting a home business

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