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How would not attending college right after high school affect me? Many students planning their future ask themselves this question, but what do most of them conclude? As i have concluded, going to college right out of high school does not have to be a first choice, but attending college at some point in your life should be an option. AS the director of Georgetown University on Education and the Workforce, Anthony Carnevale states that the need for having a diploma is increasing whereas unskilled jobs are minimal.As an alternative for attending colleges, students can work up skills and life experiences for an ideal career, join the military, find on self to know what job they want to pursue,  study abroad or even travel. Some people may choose not to attend college because they need to work straight out of high school to take care of their family, but in the long run you would make more money with a degree than not attending school. So, if you must, you can take care of family and then go to college later in life. For those joining the military, the government will pay for some college if money too is the issue. Colleges like to see that you have worked in some programs like those for the field you would like to go into, so if you would like to go find internships that do not require a major background, you can travel that road before attending college. As the international president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Wokers, R. THomas Buffenbarger says that the need for skilled jobs will increase, so the government should have vocational classes in high school, more apprenticeships for industry, and high tech. institues in each state to help meet this demand. College should be an option, even if it comes later in life.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/05/15/is-college-worth-it/