<p>Obviously, the intended audience of this article is parents. But it's topic affects us all. So, what do y'all think? Is he spitting gibberish out of his [you-know-what], or could there be some sense to it all?</p>
<p>I can see where he's coming from. My friend who graduated last year and chose to take a one-year break before college reasoned similarly to the author.
... If they're right, is college [and the stress of it] worth it?</p>
<p>According to this article: Should</a> the economy affect your college search? | myUsearch blog College graduates earn an average salary that is 90% higher than high school graduates. So, I would say: YES. College is worth it.</p>
<p>lol if parents don't send children to colleges, America will be kicked out of the top country in the world :D</p>
<p>Thanks yeoldstudent, that helped a bit, but what about taking a year or a semester off the first year to pursue other things [such as the ones listed in the article "Whether Parents Should..." </p>
<p>legend.dracula, I think you might have misinterpreted me, my intention for this thread was not to ask whether parents should send their children to colleges AT ALL, rather, I was asking if taking a semester or year off after highschool is a good idea [instead of flying full speed into a university].</p>
<p>I always thought that there should be a minimum SAT requirement before attending any college that isn't a community college.</p>
<p>I think it's a good idea for some students - perhaps those who didn't feel they reached their full potential in high school, or were still unsure of what they wanted from college - but it's certainly dependent on circumstance.</p>