Why go to College?
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Why go to College?
Cody Hughes
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Why?
College graduates will average around one million more dollars in their lifetime as opposed to those with a high school education or lower.
-The excitement of leaving home
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Assessing the Risk
The costs of classes are brutally high.
Is an expensive education the loophole free way to a career?
Today I will hopefully enlighten you on what college may or may not bring.
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Meet John Hughes
• John is my brother.• He is five years older than I am.
My story revolves around the outcome to his college experience, and how college has assisted him in finding work.
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A little over 6 years ago…
A letter arrived at our house, a letter for John.
Turns out the letter was his college acceptance letter from the University of Louisville.
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Pride
My brother was going to attend college.
I had only heard stories of how great Universities are.
Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers.
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Following Along
“Do good in school so that you can go to college”
My years at high school were spent studying and participating in events to fill scholarship applications.
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John’s Graduation
Roughly a year ago, John received his master’s in chemical engineering.
He currently lives in Louisville, and is unemployed.
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Trust
John’s inability to gain a job occurred right when I was receiving my UK acceptance letter.
How could I feel confident attending college?
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My Letter
My acceptance letter was greeted with much less enthusiasm.
In the end I had two
options…
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University of Kentucky
Last fall I began attending the only college I applied for.
Mechanical Engineering instead of Chemical Engineering.
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New Horizons
I’ve loved every minute of my first year at college.
I feel like I am in the right place.
Only time will tell if I made the wrong decision attending college.
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Questions?