Hat tip to Derek D'Angelo for highlighting this research. 

Survey results:

• __________ % said the major benefit of a degree was a "Potentially better job / income."
• __________% of respondents reported needing money for college outside of their savings.
• __________% of respondents reported their level of stress about the college application process as “High"

Answers: 

•  43% said the major benefit of a degree was a "Potentially better job / income."
• 88% of respondents reported needing money for college outside of their savings
• 73% of respondents reported their level of stress about the college application process as “High"

Questions: 

• What do you think is the major benefit of a degree or any post-high school training program that you are interested in? 
• How would you describe your level of stress about college applications? Describe what causes you stress about the process of applying to colleges or applying for a job? 
• Which of these results is most surprising to you? Why? 

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom. 

Behind the numbers (Princeton Review survey): 

It’s nail-biting season for the three million high school seniors applying to college — and for their equally anxious parents. Now through April, college acceptance or rejection letters and financial aid award offers are landing in mailboxes and inboxes nationwide. 

According to The Princeton Review^® — the education services company that has helped students research and gain admission to colleges since 1981 — stress levels among applicants and their parents this year are high. So are worries about footing the bills should their ideal college say “You’re in!” But hopes for the return on their investment prevail: college is widely viewed as "worth it."

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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