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Is college worth it?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-12-04 08:10

Kerrie (US)

Attending college is a worthwhile endeavor. In the modern American job market it has become nearly impossible to pursue a lifelong career that pays well and offers stability and the possibility of promotion without a college degree. This means even those who struggle with student loan debts, but completed degrees, are still better off in the long run than their peers who did not attend college.

Is college worth it?

Gao Junge, 26, with a master's degree, once had a stable job with good salary in a state-owned company. Last summer, she quit the job and worked as a waitress in a chain hotpot restaurant.

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