Chances of a college education
We would like to put our children through college, but before we start making plans for financing them, I’d like to know if their chances of a college education are good in US.
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This high college entry rate often represents great sacrifice on the part of parents. More and more parents, it seems, take it as a matter of course that their children must have a university education, and plan family goals in that light. However, some youngsters don’t in the least want more schooling—and, perhaps, would be happier going directly to work, or taking a short technical or vocational course, right after high school. Shouldn’t you think about the possibility of not sending your children to college? If, for example, your son is dead set on being a policeman, or your daughter wants only to be a forest ranger, then they don’t need classes in mid-18th-century French literature. Don’t force such youngsters to go to college—it will only make them miserable for four years of their lives. Of course, you must be as sure as you can that they are settled in their decision; but even if they have second thoughts later, all is not lost. Since the post-World War II years of heavy enrollment by mature veterans, it’s a common sight to see older students enter college as freshmen.