The Debate: College Still Worth it? — Jay Colby

Special shouts out to Mr. Jay Colby on this post!

I myself am in the middle of battling if I should continue my college career. The field that I am currently in has many positions that branch from the core of corporate security. Some require degrees and others just genuine experience. I’m already at the point of starting the repayment process for my student loans. What caused me to raise an eyebrow, or both, was the fact that in less than a year I was already looking at $17,000.00…in less than a year people!!!! So that caused me to stop in my tracks, re-evaluate and ask myself, ‘Lexi…is this REALLY what you want to do? There has to be some trade programs I could do instead to add to my resume’.’  I mean, I know my weaknesses and being a studious student is one of them. *Insert giggle with a head shake*  I am one of those individuals who have managed to excel in my career field with smoothness because of my willingness to learn new things and the ability to work well with others. Not because I had a degree on hand.  Like most adults that late bloom into the idea of college, I thought it was the right thing to do. We see it everywhere. Especially late at night and the ‘you can do anything if you put your mind to it’ commercials are on network repeat. But, I digress. I have complete confidence in saying, college isn’t for everyone.

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With college graduations across the country about a month from starting. The question that almost every former or current college student has asked themselves. Is a college degree still worth in 2016 due to the cost and other factors answering this question can be perplexing for some. Many advocates for college would have us to […]

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Daily Prompt: Stump

via Daily Prompt: Stump

So there I was….looking at all my pending school assignments. And just like that, I drew a blank. I was stumped. What had I gotten myself into? Why was I even going back to school?  Is this worth the trouble?

Sheesh!  Stumped was just a nice way of putting my situation. I always felt like I was supposed to go to college…but really, what for?  To hone the title of a college graduate? Or maybe it was the peer pressure of society that said, ‘Hey you, yeah you…go to college, rack up debt and hope to land in your career field of study. Because if you don’t, well, you’re a  loser.’  *Insert sacrastic exaggeration* Thank you America, thank you.

Let’s consider a few things: If you haven’t chosen your career field by now (my age group 30-40) you’re practically winging it. We haven’t been afforded the luxury most of our parents had. Life itself was much more inexpensive than it is now. Hell, I can’t even walk in the grocery with confidence without checking my bank account balance a few more times before I hit the check out line! *Insert self pity laughter*

But seriously though, me sitting and looking at my assignments caused me to feel an unnerving moment of life anxiety. Being stumped is only half the problem. The other half comes into play when you have to chose to move along.