With only 1.25% of all higher education institutions in America meeting each student’s full financial needs, your choice of going to college may just add to the already overflowing bin of student debt. The total student debt is currently over one trillion dollars, so is going to college even worth the many agonizing years post-graduation when you’re still paying back your loans? And what if you don’t even have a full time job to even pay back these nagging extra bills? Sadly this is the case for 50% of recent graduates. If you are lucky enough to even get a job to pay back the biggest financial burden called student debt, it’s very likely this new job doesn’t even require a college degree! Congrats! You just wasted four, or most likely six, years of your life accumulating debt to end up being over educated for your job, just like 27% of all other Americans. So I think we can all agree that post-college, financially you want to walk off a cliff. What about socially? Yep, not a promising outcome either. Thanks to your debt, you are less likely to transition into adulthood by the age of 30. This includes moving out of your parent’s house and financially supporting yourself and a potential family. Wow, I bet you can’t wait to move back in with your folks after school! Or, this debt and social agony can be prevented by going straight into the work force and making cash and gaining experience right away. So no, college is not worth the cost.