What To Consider if You're Considering University — Taking Action
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, College & University, College Guides, Family & Relationships, Education, Education & Teaching, Higher Education
| Author: | Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates | ISBN: | 9781459730137 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | July 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates |
| ISBN: | 9781459730137 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | July 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn |
| Language: | English |
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque.
Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to Canadian high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help young adults decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
In this special excerpt, we consider the world outside academia and some real-world options, such as:
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Volunteering as a Launch Pad
-
Travel: Discover the World
-
Entrepreneurship: Why Wait to Be Your Own Boss?
-
Give Work a Chance
-
Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades.
This book will help you consider all the options in a clear, rational way.
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque.
Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to Canadian high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help young adults decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
In this special excerpt, we consider the world outside academia and some real-world options, such as:
-
Volunteering as a Launch Pad
-
Travel: Discover the World
-
Entrepreneurship: Why Wait to Be Your Own Boss?
-
Give Work a Chance
-
Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades.
This book will help you consider all the options in a clear, rational way.
