| | 8 August 2017HIGHERReview| | 8 July 2017HIGHERReviewIN MY VIEW CHOOSING THE RIGHT PATH TO YOUR DREAMSBy Imroz Khan, Recruitment Specialist, CiticorpHigher education is something that youth look forward to, not because it is an accomplishment, but also because of the freedom it brings to meet up with the life goals. Many young people develop a negative attitude towards education. Though schools vary, this is likely because there is limited freedom and self-direction in middle and high school. While there may be elective courses students can choose, much of secondary school can feel more like an obligation or chore than a choice. This may be due to the fact that many curriculums are pre-established, many classes are chosen for students and many assignments come with rigid guidelines that do not leave much room for creativity. It is an educational circumstance that most of us push through because we know a high school diploma is important for moving towards the corporate life, which has to be chosen correctly considering one's interest for what to do in life.Never say we have finished our education; because that would mean we had stopped growing.Higher education is the reason to an individual's quality of life. Studies show that, compared to high school graduates, college graduates have longer life spans, better access to health care, better dietary and health practices, greater economic stability and security, more prestigious employment and greater job satisfaction, less dependency on government assistance, greater
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