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Title: To what extent is a university education essential for an individual’s prospects?
Description: General Paper essay AS level (8004)

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To what extent is a university education essential for an individual’s prospects?

In more economically developed countries, going to university is in almost everyone’s wish
list as it is a common thing to achieve
...
in polarity, many argue that a higher education is not
always given priority due to a myriad of acclaimed role models who have not graduated from
university not to mention in today’s era, prospects of career for the non-graduated are increasing
ever so quickly
...
Fortunately, many go to community colleges or universities
in order to figure themselves out as well as find what career best suits them and their personalities
...
Study shows that
an estimated 20 to 50 percent of students enter college as ‘undecided’ while around 70 percent
change their major at least once during their education
...
As the quote goes, “a decisive mind is a successful mind
...
To a certain extent money does correlate with happiness and is treated as reward
for success
...
Jobs of such include doctors, engineer, architecture,
software developers and so on where credibility is given for those with a degree
...

There has been an increasing number of companies and corporations that do not require a
degree as to guarantee a job, no longer is a college degree correlated with the word success
...

Google’s senior vice president even stated that up to 14 percent of their employees have not been
to college and the reason for their inflating number of non-graduated employees is, “when you look
at people who don’t go to school and make their way in the world, those are exceptional human
beings
...
From this aspect, having a university qualification is not essential for one’s
prospects as equal and sometimes better opportunities can arise
...
In 2010, the unemployment rate for non-graduates
was twice as much as adults who had a degree
...
The reason for this is that
most of the time students work tirelessly day and night in order to get the grade they desire, this
amount of dedication is highly desirable in the workspace
...
We now live in the day and age
where companies, Google for one, is becoming more orientated towards hard work rather than
having a university certificate
Title: To what extent is a university education essential for an individual’s prospects?
Description: General Paper essay AS level (8004)