https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx Created by: Chloe Patton, Mya Macias, Alex en-us 2019-02-06 18:15:13 UTC 2025-10-16 16:11:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328416452 2019-02-06 18:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328416452 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328416611 -baseline for pursuing college or getting a job
-earn an average of 10,000 more per year than someone who didn't finish high school
-more likely to go to college
-more prepared for college and typically score higher on placement tests]]> 2019-02-06 18:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328416611 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328420505 -takes longer than the time to earn a GED]]> 2019-02-06 18:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328420505 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328420836 2019-02-06 18:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328420836 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328421028 -requires less time
-SOME schools and employers that view the GED as equivalent to a high school diploma]]> 2019-02-06 18:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328421028 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328422058 -many schools and employers do NOT view a GED certification as equivalent to high school diploma ]]> 2019-02-06 18:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/328422058 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603177 2019-02-12 23:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603177 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603233 2019-02-12 23:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603233 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603268 2019-02-12 23:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330603268 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330605053 -College graduates make more money
-More and more jobs require college degrees.
-College graduates have more and better employment opportunities.
-College graduates are more likely to have health insurance and retirement plans.

]]> 2019-02-12 23:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330605053 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330605148 -Student loan debt is crippling for college graduates
-Student loan debt often forces college graduates to live with their parents and delay marriage, financial independence, and other adult milestones.
- Many college graduates are employed in jobs that do not require college degrees.
-Many recent college graduates are un- or underemployed.]]> 2019-02-12 23:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330605148 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330606319 -The Chance To Study Something New
- Prepares You For A PhD
- Employment Prospects and Earning Potential
-Depth Of Knowledge

]]> 2019-02-12 23:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330606319 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330606919 -The Cost
- The Commitment and Workload
-The Time
-Accommodation


]]> 2019-02-12 23:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330606919 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330607517 -You can have the suffix Dr. in front of your name 
-It is the highest possible degree that you can achieve. If you strive for greatness, and nothing short of being the best will do, a PhD will definitely fulfil your intellectual satisfaction.
-You will be able to use your PhD experience to quickly learn new areas within your chosen field
-but it is a given that you will learn to sharpen your analytical skills, and will then be able to apply these skills to subsequent ventures.
 ]]> 2019-02-12 23:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330607517 225575 https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330607559 -A PhD won’t necessarily help you get a job, unless it is research related that is.
 -Prospective employers may view you as overqualified and under experienced, especially if you try to venture outside of your field of research.
 -Living, breathing, and thinking of nothing but your field of study for a prolonged period of time can make you think that this is all there is too life.]]> 2019-02-12 23:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/225575/u7uu68658bbx/wish/330607559