College from a Pre-Collegiate Perspective May 1, 2008
Posted by Josh Stroud in Musings.Tags: admission, college, college admission, college admissions, education, high school, Musings, pre-college, school, the point of college, university, why college
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In my high school, where tuition is $27,000 and rising annually, where the incomes of many families is measured in the millions (not mine, unfortunately), where every single student is expected to continue onto college, college is a big deal. Forget all those heartwarming stories in the movies of kids without money or ambition getting inspired or getting financial aid, and going to college, perhaps against a parent’s wishes; at my school, not going to college is taboo. If you tell people you don’t want to go, then you are told by every single person that you should: your friends, your teachers, your parents, your college counselor, even your neighbors. (more…)
