{"id":5110,"date":"2018-02-23T09:50:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:26:10","slug":"do-we-need-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/02\/23\/do-we-need-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Do We Need College?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0College is a big decision in someone’s life. It can all depend on if the money is there or the financial aid to help. College is one of those decision that most seniors in high school get pestered about. People ask if they are going or not. Adults even get pestered by their friends or family members about going to college now. When people are thinking about going to college, they are making sure that they have the financial aid or how can they get help for financial aid? What college to go to? Do they want to commute to college or stay on campus? \u00a0What degree should they pursue? All these questions go through a lot of people’s minds before attending a college. There are so many factors behind why some people got to college while others leave. Here are two people\u2019s stories. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In 2012, Ivy Neher started her degree in the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with two minors: one in human services and another in psychology. She was attending the University of Maine at Augusta through the Houlton Higher Education Center. Why did she decide to go to college? \u201cI wanted to be the first in my birth and adopted family to graduate college. Plus, my mom and dad wanted me to, so I did\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ivy said, \u201cGoing to college can be for many reasons such as doing it for yourself, your family or work.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Not only did Ivy go–she was stuck with it \u201cI had a good support system through the Houlton Higher Education Center and I had good financial assistance. I didn’t have to take out any loans.\u201d Ivy was careful with her expenses, including those for books. \u00a0\u201cI ended up spending $300 or more depending on the class I took that semester on books.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After graduating in December of 2017, Ivy feels that her degree is a claim to fame. She has advice to all who plan on attending college. \u201c<\/span>Find a support system. For example, go to a guidance counselor and your friends. Find someone who will lift you up when you\u2019re feeling down. Encouragement is the key. It\u2019s always good to find someone to keep you from procrastinating.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cOn the other hand, college might not be for everyone\u201d Danielle Neher said. Danielle started college August 24, 2017. \u00a0Three weeks later she dropped out. Danielle decided to go to college because, \u201cI thought it would have been a good experience and I did for my family.\u201d She did not stick with college because, \u201cI was unhappy there. I was always stressed out. I hated the work you would have to do for one class.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For Danielle everything was free. She had the tuition waiver, living on campus expenses were paid for and her books were covered. But she did not stay. \u201cI could not take the stress level that college was giving me. I figured living life was a better option for me. I could not stand being jailed on campus by homework and deadlines,\u201d Danielle said. Her advice: \u201cAlways try out college before you decide it’s really not for you.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0College has its pros and cons. People must weigh infinite factors to decide what\u2019s best for them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0College is a big decision in someone’s life. It can all depend on if the money is there or the financial aid to help. College is one of those decision that most seniors in high school get pestered about. People ask if they are going or not. Adults even get pestered by their friends or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8741,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110\/revisions\/8741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}