As growing high school students, we tackle an immense amount of questions every day. While some are fairly easy to answer, others may take time to think about because they are preparing us for the rest of our lives; after all, isn’t that what high school is about? One of the biggest, most crucial and most popular question arise towards the end of our sophomore year – Do you plan on going to college? I’m not here to tell you that going to college is going to make you millions and that not going to college is going to leave you as a stray dog under the park bridge but, after carefully weighing my options, my choice to attend college and further my education after I graduate is a good decision. Just as any option you make in decision making, there are both pros and cons that tail behind it. Everybody loves money. Going to college will provide me with higher education which will lead to greater job opportunities which will lead to more money. On average, a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree earned $30,000 more per year than a high school graduate (college-education.org). A college degree on a job application looks very good. No matter if the high school graduate has an intellectual level 10x higher, has greater autonomy, or even ability to enhance skills, they don’t have a college degree so it doesn’t matter. When it cracks down to things everyone wants what looks greater. Along with such great job opportunities, young adults learn interpersonal skills in college. Students have the opportunity to interact with other students and faculty, join clubs and organizations, and take participation in discussions and real world experiences. For a student-athlete interpersonal skills play a big role in the character that they are. They have to be aware of their surroundings, be street smart, and be well known and then carry that onto the field or hardwood or mat or whatever it may be, with them. I think learning interpersonal ski