By Terreil Colon
College is a path people take for when they know what they want to do or have a passion they want to follow. But what about the people who don’t know what they want? Do they go to college undecided until they have no choice but to pick a major because of the limited time they have left to do so? But if that was the case then one should consider a gap year to think about what they would like to do because many people can be successful without going to college and taking the burden of all the debt you're left with after college. According to Bestcolleges.com, about 55% of high-school graduates either don’t go to college or don’t have any idea of what they want to do and not go. The fact that high school graduates prioritize their mental health and financial stability over attending college is yet another interesting finding. Is this a problem or something wrong now? I'd answer "no," since I think you have to meet the challenge on your own. When I say "by yourself," I'm referring to high school graduates, because we might not know what we want or how to get it. It makes us stressed out, which has an impact on us. Now this issue deserves a resolution since nobody should feel pressured to pursue their goals in life because it is their life and taking time to consider them requires thinking about our future for ourselves.
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Daniel Hart
3/31/2023 07:22:26 am
What you bring up is interesting. I went to college undeclared at first because I really wanted to explore my options. But I'm realizing now how much of my privilege guided that choice. Not everyone has the financial means to just go to college for a year and a half to discover themselves. I think it's also important to note that not everyone has to go to college right away. I have a friend who is back in school for her social work degree at the age of 45! She spent time as a hair stylist and community advocate and then decided to change careers. I'm not sure how well our system of education teaches that kind of flexibility and foresight.
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