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The ESL Times / Spring, 2004

A college Education
By: Fr. Kazimierz Ligeza
(Poland )

student picturePeople have various reasons to attend a college or university. These people vary in age, culture, race, and nationality. Each of these factors has an impact on their decision on which college or university to attend. That decision may leave them in their hometown, or it may take them to a foreign country. Let me explore some of the reasons people go to college. The primary influence on someone’s decision to attend college is the potential of acquiring a better paying job once they have earned a degree. Many employers require a degree for any position that is above clerical status. Certainly, the lack of a degree would put a person in the circumstance of lacking necessary qualifications for the available position.

Another factor would be more age specific to the younger people. Many of them choose colleges away from home just to get out on their own and experience a new environment. They may have been offered an attractive scholarship at a university a long distance from home. A college or university in a foreign country may offer a study program more suited to the field or major the student intends to pursue. Individuals, who have reached a dead end in their job, may feel a career change is a necessity, and that may require obtaining a degree or in some cases a new degree. That may require relocation to another area near the desired college or university. In conclusion, many factors influence a person’s decision to attend college. The person has to make the right choice specific to the circumstances surrounding the chosen career. The college or university availability and location and scholarships available are also to be considered. The choice is up to the individual and requires a great deal of careful consideration.

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