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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
  • 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. 
  • Career paths that do not require degrees are not getting the same 

CONCLUSION