Are finances a reason to delay going to college?
Obviously, everyone’s situation is different in regard to college and most kids would be wise to delay going away to school by attending a cheap local college for at least the first two years. There are other ways to reduce college costs: take college level courses in high school, take online courses, enroll in summer school, and more. I’m not sure if completely delaying enrollment in college is all that good of an idea. First, because college costs are always going up and the longer you wait, the longer it costs. Two, because it is much harder to go back to school once you have taken a year off. Third, because under most insurance policies, a dependent must be in school in order to be eligible for medical coverage. Kind of stinks that a person should be forced into college even if they do not want to go, but that is the world we live in. It is possible to go to school and emerge completely debt free, but if you can get your eight semesters done in four years and emerge with less than
