Universities versus Vocational Training

After finding and reading many blog posts about high school students applying to several colleges – and we’re talking about an average of 10 different schools – I started to question the admission process and is it becoming too diluted?

Some problems that I foresee are what if you get accepted to all of those – or worse, none of them. Has this newest generation taken to over-applying when it comes to higher education? Also, has this generation forgotten that are many different avenues to higher education and job training?

With the failing economy, high school students must realize that their dreams of becoming CEOs or Wall Street tycoons come with a high price and may not be the most feasible option anymore.

Not only are certain CEO and Wall Street brokers now being blamed for this financial crisis, they are asking for billions of dollars of bailout money, thus putting further strain on the American economy. Are high students taking their dreams and alternating them to more realistic, recession-proof jobs?

According to a few blogs labeled simply as The Choice from the New York Times, showcase a few high school students blogging about the admission process. Some have gone as far as to apply to 14 schools including Ivy League and private institutions. Not one of them has considered a career or vocational training school, which might prove to weather economical storms.

Most of the job growth the country will see comes from the healthcare, education, and government sectors. Do these kids need to spend thousands, if not hundred of thousands of dollars on an education that doesn’t pertain to these potential careers?

Tell us your thoughts on the relevance about 4-year education and if a more relevant education be achieved through specialized training?