Does It Matter Where You Go to College?
Author: Billy Lau // Category:Entering your high school senior year,I think is one of your most hard and tough years of your life. You must decide where to go to college. There are a ton of colleges to choose from, ranging from Harvard to Nevada State or UCLA to Cal State East Bay. So, does it matter where you go to? In What You Do vs. Where You Go ,Martha O'Connell states
The key to success in college and beyond has more to do with what students do with their time during college than where they choose to attend.
I think this was one of the most persuasive essay because she talks about the life in college vs the college you go to. I was actually surprised, because I did not look at it at this angle. It really does matter what you do in college. If one person has a Doctor of Philosophy from Cal State East Bay because they worked their ass off compared to someone who got a Bachelors degree from Harvard because he/she partied all day; companies are probably most likely to select the person with the PhD. If not, the one with the PhD will for sure make more money.
The least persuasive of the essays was Skip the Admission Game by Kevin Carey. Mr. Carey mentions that
The only way we know how to rate college quality in this country is by wealth, fame, and exclusivity.I do not find that quite true, because colleges should be rated by how well they educate students. Statistics like how many students graduate from that college or how many students find a well-paying job after graduating from that college will determine the quality of that college. I do not completely disagree with Carey's statement, it's just that "college quality in this country is by wealth, fame, and exclusivity" is a worldly view of colleges. He also states
with several hundred thousand dollars to spend, you should seriously consider going to an elite college or university. They're nice places to hang out for four years and you'll probably learn a few things.Here he seems to be saying that scholarship rich people should go to an elite college and they will be fine. I disagree with this because I am sure poor people also can work their way up with a scholarship and go to an elite college. He also saids that elite colleges are "nice places to hang out", which sounds weird, because it does not seem so persuading for one to consider an elite college.
Overall, I find that choosing colleges should be based on the major you want to major in and what you actually do there. I hope that in the future I would choose the right college for me whether it be an elite or non-elite college.
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