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Why Going to College is Still Very Important

But it mightn’t be for you.

By Madoc MPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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Why Going to College is Still Very Important
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A rapidly advancing technology has made it possible for folks to conveniently acquire knowledge online and use it to secure a job or start an income stream. Many Individuals that learned from the internet have on several occasions proved to be more capable than people with higher qualifications but lack useful knowledge and skill.

Nevertheless, the ubiquity of online education hasn’t diminished the benefits and importance of attending college.

We tend to believe that we can accurately foretell what the future will look like. Or what the socioeconomic realities would be in years to come. But even the smartest people have at different times failed to accurately predict what’s going to happen in the future or how certain things are going to transform into in years to come.

Prognostication is no one’s forte.

An unpredictable world where technology and innovation are playing a dominant role in our lives infers that individuals regularly update themselves with useful knowledge to remain relevant in the workplace.

College Education Offers so Many Things, But That Alone Doesn’t Suffice Anymore.

Higher education isn’t solely about equipping an individual with the knowledge to secure a well-paying job. Rather attending college is an important step towards attaining adulthood. It’s an opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and become a responsible individual in society.

And there’s a big difference between learning online and walking to campus for classes. It’s not only about academic knowledge it’s also about the experience, acquiring some social skill, and attaining maturity. It’s about having that real feeling of connections, sharing, and learning from people.

Being a College student is an opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds. If life happens, like it’s happening now, your connections and qualifications might be what you’d fall back on to get back on your feet.

Also, you can from the vantage point of being a college student have a better view of life. You’d know what’s obtainable. You’d begin to envision the kind of life you want and how to go about it.

There are many things you’ll experience in college that life mightn’t offer you elsewhere.

However, having higher qualifications doesn’t mean you have all it takes to secure a job or to earn fat pay. More would always be required from you because a fast-paced technology-reliant economy places a huge responsibility on you to always contribute meaningfully in the workplace. And certificate alone won’t cut it.

Training Yourself Regularly To Master Relevant Skills is Ideal.

Unfortunately, many individuals are yet to expunge some outdated realities from their consciousness and embrace the current realities. The current reality is that a higher qualification isn’t be-all and end-all. Therefore training yourself regularly to master relevant skills is ideal since you can conveniently acquire knowledge from the internet and begin to make immediate useful use of it.

This doesn’t mean that higher qualifications aren’t useful anymore. It still is.

  • But at what cost?
  • Is it worth it to consider your life goals and dreams?
  • Have you carefully checked whether there are alternatives?

These questions are important because if you take a cursory look at the workforce, You’d realize that many people spent months and sometimes years unemployed before they eventually settled for jobs they didn’t have in mind before graduation.

You can avoid wasting time and money seeking higher qualifications if you take your time to ruminate on your life goals. Work consistently on what you love doing — and consult the right Individuals to assist and guide you so you won’t make regrettable career blunders.

What Kind of Student Are You?

Attending college and graduating with impressive grades doesn’t mean you’re prepared and ready for that very appealing job you’re hoping to get.

  • Are you an individual that believes that believe what you learned in college is enough for you to secure a job and sustain it?
  • Or are you a student that’d learn, and relearn to stay abreast of the latest knowledge and information that’d be useful in your organization?

According to Paul Woodgates, an Education Expert, the university must innovate to adapt and succeed. Therefore as universities strive to change what they teach students and learning approaches. The onus rests on you as a student to make use of the vast learning resources available today to regularly feed yourself with relevant knowledge.

It is also your responsibility as an employee to regularly update yourself with knowledge and skill pertinent to your industry to help you remain useful at the workplace.

This is crucially important because there’ll always be quick changes in the workplace due to rapidly advancing technology. Employers would continue to expect more from graduates. You’re going to show your capabilities beyond what you learned in college. You’re going to display your readiness and preparedness for the job you’re desiring to get.

Conclusion

Online learning offers flexibility and encourages people to conveniently learn from the comfort of their homes and offices. It’s the only way for many people to level up and improve their lives with relevant knowledge and skill. Thus we should embrace online education and continue to increase the demand for it by offering more courses and training online.

We should also find ways to mitigate the worrisome issues of exorbitant tuition and its concomitant horrendous student loan debts which discourage and hinders many bright minds from attending college.

The mother of knowledge still resides in our universities. Therefore learning online and walking to the campus to attend classes should be how we learn in this modern world. They both offer rewarding experiences and knowledge that can make a huge change in our lives and societies.

Take your time to consider what you’re going to study. Think of how it’d benefit you —and your potential employers. And what it’d cost to achieve it.

Put everything into perspective. If you can get the same from the internet, then do so. Nevertheless, a rewarding experience awaits you in college if you take your time to choose the right course to study and the right institution to attend.

This story was previously published on Medium by the same author.

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