OUTLINE:
INTRODUCTION:
CHANGE IN COLLEGE CULTURE
- Increasing amount of students applying for college
- Rising number of college applications
- More competitive application process
- As acceptance rates decrease, students apply to more schools which causes acceptance rates to decrease…
- The Common application is a reason to blame
- Rising number of college applications
- How college is expected of children rather than just an option for students
- Test prep, extracurriculars, sports = all for college
- Role of females changed
- As women entered the workforce, there was more competition
- Women used are new expected to go to college and work
PUSH FOR CERTAIN CAREERS
- Career paths (doctors, lawyers, and engineers) all require degrees and often higher education even after college
- Options for students who are not interested in going to college are limited or are often not encouraged by high schools and
- Blue-collar jobs are not considered to be ideal jobs that one would strive towards.
- However, there are a lot of people who it should be ideal for but instead, those students are being directed to pursue other career paths.
- Blue-collar jobs are not considered to be ideal jobs that one would strive towards.
- Career paths that do not require degrees are not getting the same
CONCLUSION