After reading the article “Colleges Awash in Applications,” I was intrigued by the number of students applying to colleges. Since so many graduating seniors are applying to college, the number of accepted students at many colleges is going down. More and more seniors are being denied access to many colleges. They claim it is because there is an increase in the number of students graduating from high school, but perhaps there is more to it. Maybe since the bar has been raised as to what kind of education you need to get certain jobs in the US. Like we discussed in class, a college degree has now become the deciding factor for many jobs. More people actually want to go to college, so it is harder to get in. I think another interesting thing the article said was that experts were telling seniors to go to colleges not because of their rankings but because they offered the classes and degrees they wanted. Wow now does that make sense. Why would you just go to a school because of the name if they did not offer a good program in what you wanted to go into? I think it is so silly how many people value reputations more then the opportunity to get a good education. I came to State because of the education program. I did not even apply to Michigan because I knew their education program can not offer what State’s can. People told me to apply to Michigan just simply because it was Michigan. That makes no sense to me at all. Schools are good in certain areas. If you want the best education possible go to schools that fit your needs. If someone applies for a job and all they have is that they went to some prestigious school but no real skills in the job they are applying for, they will not get the job. I see many people who got to prestigious schools that can not get a job because there degrees really mean nothing except that they went to a good school. Education is what you make it. That is how I feel.
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