Should everyone need to go to college?
Since I was young, I dreamt to enter a good university when I graduate in senior high school. It was a dream for every high school student like me to pass the entrance examination and interview of our preferred university or college. My mother frequently told me that if you have diploma, and will work in a good company. It will help you enter it.
However, not everyone is given an opportunity to study in college level because of many reasons. It is sad for a student not to enter college because his/her parents are not capable to sustain the needs. Heartbreaking to hear some testimony from our church about students who graduated with laude even if they have to work at night and study in the morning.
There are great testimonies from YouTube, Facebook and other social media platforms about students who pursued their academics despite of their low financial status. I recently watched a successful businessman who worked as Jollibee crew back then, and now owned many businesses. He made it possible because of his perseverance and belief in himself.
Do you plan to go to college, take a gap year, start a training program, begin working or something else?
I am currently a grade 11 student, I plan to go to college after I graduated in senior high school. I also plan to take BS Electrical Engineering because I really like electrical stuffs. We have a cousin who graduated the same course I wanted to pursue. But, if our money lacks and cannot be able to enter college, I will ask some support from my cousins who are currently working.
Do your parents, classmates and teachers support your plan?
I haven't told my plans to anyone yet, but my parents surely will give their support. I know our parents will not let anyone of their kids to be a strayed in somewhere place. They always want the best for their kids and education is their priority. It is not a priority, but it is their responsibility to give an education for their children. I think it is one of the rights of a child based on the law.
My friends and I are planning to get into one university, but this depends on our luck. We are not all sure whether we will all pass the entrance exam, but we are hopeful we do. Since we are just senior high school now, we want to be more optimistic because anytime a pandemic will happen again. We are all aware how much time and opportunities this pandemic got from us.
Do you think everyone should go to college? Or should our society offer students more alternatives to higher education? Why?
We cannot force other families to send their children to college because in the current situation we have now. The inflation keeps on rising and the market prices are very high. Though there are some increased in wages in Cavite, but barely enough to sustain the family needs. I think every children deserved to get into college.
College levels are the heaven for students like me. Reaching this phase in our academics will allows us to be engaged and hone our very skills and abilities in life. There are many things we can be improved in college including our skillset and passion in life. Most of the college students wanted to achieved something in life and that will happen in higher probability when they get college diploma.
But in some cases, college degree doesn't mean you are surely get a successful life and career. You still have to make everything possible and work hard for it. I see a lot of successful people and even famous personalities that don't have college degree yet look at the lives they have now- successful and happy. One thing is for sure for me, I want to get in college and make a difference.
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I am grateful you read this!
Going to college has a two path of outcome when you graduate .. it's either you can have the job you want or be a tambay after you finish studying.. Many graduates now are being tambay since they can't employ on the jobs theywant..or it has a high standards for example having experience like what..haha. All in all it depends on the person since diskarte lang yan para maging successful.