Is college enough? Is college good enough? In a way I also feel I should ask, "Is college good?" Considering I wish to be a Registered Nurse, I feel that college is excellent and mandatory to fulfill my dream. College has some things about it however that aren't good. The most well known reason being, financial debt. Some things school will teach someone can have a negative affect. In some cases it shows how it no longer really helps prepare them for the real world. College alone isn't enough because of the fact that in today's world, a college degree is no longer something that sets you apart from other people. Luckily, things are always changing and we can change the game in how and what we learn.

College wasn't really a choice for me. It's not a choice for someone wanting to go in to nursing; however, many people find it not a good thing for them. More and more students go in to a large amount of financial debt when they go to college. They usually will spend countless years paying back their student loans or some other type of financial aid they received. College also doesn't teach you much about the actual real world for a lot of people. All of your life you are drilled to believe you should go to college and that college alone will help get you what you want. The government believes that with the growing number of people who will be voting, they should keep the country educated. Though this is true, the article in "How the Young Are Indoctrinated to Obey" it says, "…but educated the right way: Limit their perspectives and understanding, discourage free and independent thought, and train them for obedience," which basically states that college won't teach you how to think for yourself, or how it's okay to have you're own opinion about how things may be done. You will probably gain bad habits from college as well like  thinking that everything is in black and white, being narrow minded about a situation, and feeling that no one else you work with or are around is important. Until you get in the work setting, it can be difficult to be open to new ideas.

Unlike most people's beliefs, a college degree will not guarantee you a job immediately after you graduate. "A college degree just isn't enough i today's job market," said the writer of Financially Poor. For example: when my cousin, Kerri, had just finished nursing school and earned her RN license, she applied for her job title at a local hospital, but because someone else who had worked in a hospital previous to applying there put in an application, they got the job instead of her. Many cases will prove that experience will almost always triumph over a college degree. 

Life, nature, gas prices, and learning methods are always changing. Use to, the belief was that a degree secured you a job after graduation. There was the idea that not just anyone could go to school and obtain a degree of their own. In Next-Generation Learning, it talks about the ways of which to learn. First of all, no one can do it for you. You must study. You must go to class. You must make the effort, and you must be willing to do the work and try new things. Only when these things are done can you actually see how college would be enough for you. College won't be easy and not always fun, but if you try to make it work for you, then you will be able to see how college will be beneficial.