Why Should You Care About Going to College?

Two words: More Choices. If you graduate from college, you are guaranteed more (and better) choices. College graduates can pick from a variety of career and lifestyle options. College graduates don’t have to accept just any job, or live in just any neighborhood; they can weigh their options and choose the options that best suit them–sky’s the limit!

Studies have proven that college graduates earn over $1 million more in their lifetimes than high school graduates. College graduates are more likely to have health insurance, to travel, to vote, to own a home and to volunteer. College graduates are even more likely to be happier with their lives than high school graduates.

Nearly every goal or dream you might have is more likely to be realized if you attend college.

Okay, this seems like a lot of emphasis on a four-year experience. After all, in the long run, 4 years is not that long. How could it have such a huge impact on your whole life?

Well, unfortunately, the working world is not as open-minded as we might hope. It’s not filled with people willing to take time to “see your potential” and “give you a chance”. Nope, the working world is robotic: They want triangles and will not accept circles, even if circles would actually work just as well. This means that while you may be naturally smart enough to do a certain job with only a little on-the-job training, employers won’t hire you if they believe the job must be done by someone with a college degree.

Think of a college degree as the key to the kingdom. Higher-paying jobs with good benefits, nice homes in safe neighborhoods and exciting vacations in exotic places are virtually inaccessible without a college degree. Sure, you could win the lottery or start the next YouTube or MySpace, but how likely is that (if you’ve already got 75 million subscribers to your social networking site, ignore this)?

Spring4th Educational Services can help you grab hold of your key and unlock the doors to college and career success.

Our workshops and presentations provides students everything they need to know about

• What You Want In A College

• What Colleges Want

• Aplying to College

• Paying for College and …

• Maxing Out College

Get a head start on the college search by using the tools and resources below to research colleges, universities, vocational and technical schools and certificate programs.

Colleges Opportunities Online Locator (COOL) – Search and compare 7,000 colleges and universities.

College Match Wizard – A capable free college matching tool. Answer a few questions about the kind of college and location, and the importance of different factors affecting your search, and the wizard returns a list of colleges you might want to attend.

College MatchMaker – Provided by College Board, the makers of the SAT. One of the better college search tools though it only has 3,000 schools. Search based on “wiredness”, location, majors and availability of study abroad, accelerated degree and other programs.

Counselor-O-Matic – Uses your academic and extracurricular history, and preferences to match you to a college.

College video tours – Video tours of selected colleges. See which schools your peers are considering and why.

Now that you’ve gotten an idea of the college choices that may be available to you, get more college info or start planning your applications.