Serving in Florida

Wow this essay totally speaks to me. I realize why I am in college now at times it may seem like a really hard thing and i dont really feel like going but after seeing this and learning of what its like i know why i am here. You always here all these statistics about earning money from going to college and not but its cool to see someone who actually got out there and tried it out themselves to get the truth. This story makes me really feel bad for a friend of mine. Just recently him and his girlfriend got married and now they have a kid. Obvioulsy those are not the most ideal conditions of going to college in. However the part that makes me feel the worst for him is when we asked him about 5 months ago if he was planning on going to college anywhere he told us no. You see right now he already had a job its not the best but its not horrible he does graphic design. We asked him why he wasnt going and he said it was not needed he was already making good money, then he told us college was pointless and said we probably havent even learned anything yet beyond what we learned in high school. It was a sad thing to hear especially now that the economy is getting worse after reading this it makes me feel even more sad for him. This essay is very powerful and i now know i want to finish college and get a good career.