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Applying for Financial Aid in 2012? Get Your FAFSA Questions Answered

The high cost of earning a degree and the high unemployment rate among recent college graduates has many students and parents wondering if going to college is even worth it. Despite rising tuition and the lackluster job market, most experts recommend going to college anyway.

Why?

Degrees Are Worth It; Financial Aid Can Help Pay for College

For starters, Fox Business reports that a 2010 study by Georgetown University found 63% of jobs offered by 2018 will require postsecondary education. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Georgetown researchers also learned that people with a bachelor

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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.