1. "38 percent of students didn’t enroll because of fears about the cost of college and amassing debt"
   
   You can get rid of some costs by doing AP/CLEPS in high school or doing the college hack method we do.
   
   
   
2. "27 percent felt college would be “too stressful” or “too much pressure"
   
   It would be stressful if you had to work 30 hours a week while going to school just to get by because all you would be doing is working and going to school with not much time for a social life. It also depends on the school and degree program you choose. If you use the right techniques, getting straight A's doesn't have to be stressful. 
   
   
   
3. "26 percent believed it was more important to work and earn money"
   
   College should pay off over a lifetime though I like to look at where you will be in 10-15yrs. You are gambling that you will have a positive return on investment (ROI) by investing your time and money. People who spend 100k and 7 years getting an underwater basketweaving degree will have a lower average return than people who spend less than 20k doing a degree in 3 years or by doing our hack method getting a degree in 6-12 months for around 5k. 
   
   
4. "25 percent felt uncertainty about their career trajectories and what they wanted to study"
   
   First, you need to find what you are good at and what the market needs. Narrow down your degree path to 3 choices. A lot of people end up changing careers, so your choice doesn't have to be perfect. 
   

(10-07-2022, 09:16 AM)LevelUP Wrote: The study found that. (Bold are quotes from the article)

1. "38 percent of students didn’t enroll because of fears about the cost of college and amassing debt"
   
   You can get rid of some costs by doing AP/CLEPS in high school or doing the college hack method we do.
   
   This is not a good option for MANY people - schools that don't offer AP classes, students w/o the support to take them, anyone who is not a great test-taker, etc.
   
   
2. "27 percent felt college would be “too stressful” or “too much pressure"
   
   It would be stressful if you had to work 30 hours a week while going to school just to get by because all you would be doing is working and going to school with not much time for a social life. It also depends on the school and degree program you choose. If you use the right techniques, getting straight A's doesn't have to be stressful.
    I worked PT and then FT as an older (early 20's) college student, got good grades, and had PLENTY of time for a social life (a little too much time looking back on it).  My kid is a FT worker and FT student and has a nice life going.  It's also been proven that students who work 20-30 hours a week do BETTER than students who don't work at all, so I think your arguments are bogus here.
   
3. "26 percent believed it was more important to work and earn money"
   
   College should pay off over a lifetime though I like to look at where you will be in 10-15yrs. You are gambling that you will have a positive return on investment (ROI) by investing your time and money. People who spend 100k and 7 years getting an underwater basketweaving degree will have a lower average return than people who spend less than 20k doing a degree in 3 years or by doing our hack method getting a degree in 6-12 months for around 5k. 
   
   Thinking it's more important to work and earn money does not say that someone doesn't think schooling is useless, but rather that it's not important to them right now.  
   

1. "25 percent felt uncertainty about their career trajectories and what they wanted to study"
   
   First, you need to find what you are good at and what the market needs. Narrow down your degree path to 3 choices. A lot of people end up changing careers, so your choice doesn't have to be perfect. 
   I 100% agree that if you don't know what you want to do or what you want to study, then by all means, go out in the world and figure it out.  Going to college when you don't see the point, is a sure way to waste time and money...and then have to spend MORE time and money later when you finally do figure it out.  I'm not sure we are all in such a rush to get a college degree right out of high school, and we can see that this is a failing strategy for the majority of people.  
   

(10-08-2022, 11:50 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: I agree with that, without a support system at home, school, work or wherever, it's going to be harder to complete that educational journey.  

"Education is generally not a "single person journey", it's more of a family thing as the support you get is mainly from your family members and tight nit support team of academic advisors, teachers, etc"