Jessica Dickler’s article “Is college really worth it? Here’s why it’s so hard to figure out the return on investment” talks about how college enrollment is starting to go down and why. In two years college enrollment has dropped five point one percent, a one million out of about twenty-one million loss. While a bachelor’s degree earns more than just a highschool diploma, several areas of study don’t pay off. Kevin Miller, the Bipartisan policy center’s associate director of higher education states that “The student loan crisis makes it clear that there’s a lot of money at stake, If there’s something we can do to make it less likely someone will go into debt for a useless credential, we should be doing that”. The article goes on to state that we need to understand the value of a degree before spending a lot of time and money obtaining one. The president of Greenberg Educational Group, Eric Greenberg states that there are more factors into determining the value of higher education “Emotional well-being and the quality of life should also be taken into account along with the cost, academic offerings, job placement, alumni networks and other pre professional services. One of the new realities is that return on investment is much more broadly defined now than it ever has been”. In the end, the return on investment of higher education has a lot of meanings since many people want different things from college.

Dickler, Jessica. “Is college really worth it? Here’s why it’s so hard to figure out the return on 

investment”. CNBC. Feb 15, 2022. Web. Accessed on Nov 17, 2022

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/15/is-college-worth-it-how-to-figure-out-the-return-on- investment.html

Sharon Belden Castonguay talks about how self awareness influences career decisions. In the beginning she states that 87% of employees world wide are not engaged at work. Usually because people focus on money rather than their passions. A.I. are more rational than humans because most humans can’t make decisions, but can follow passions and can be aware of their identities rather than A.I. Only you can choose your identity, a machine can’t.

Castonguay, Sharon Belden. “The Psychology of Career Decisions | Sharon Belden Castonguay | TEDxWesleyanU”. YouTube. May 7, 2018. Web. Accessed on Nov 17, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e6KSaCxcHs

The’re many problems a college student will face when it’s time to pick a career. One of them being a lack of guidance which can limit all their possible options. Financial conditions also play a part when students fear the college expenses or don’t know about financial aid. In order to pay the bills students will pick the first job they see that they may not like in the long run. Sometimes students who are lost will choose whatever path other people are choosing, simply because they know someone else who is doing it. Trying to avoid failures will make it more difficult to find the life you want, fearing if they chose a path to a job that doesn’t pay well or focuses too much on passion. Trying new things, meeting new people, joining clubs is recommended to do while you’re in college since it’s one of the rare times you’ll be able to do it in your life. It’s important to know your dream jobs will require a little bit of extra education, improve your skills and get the qualifications to get a higher position. It is up to you to plan ahead, work with people like guidance counselors to help you. 

Nelson, Gabe. “Major Problems College Students Face In Choosing a Career”. The UK Careers Fair. 16 February, 2023. Web.https://www.ukcareersfair.com/news/major-problems- college-students-face-in-choosing-a-career