There are diverse reasons why a person might pursue higher education. These reasons can be grouped into two: personal and societal reasons. In my case, I want to pursue higher education for both reasons. Personally, I want to hone my skills that will increase my employability. Higher education provides the foundation knowledge that will allow me to become more efficient in the field of expertise that I have chosen. Based from a study conducted by Baum and Payea (2005), the majority of employers highly consider the educational attainment of candidate employees in the employment process. Employers usually favor those with good education for top positions or high-paying jobs (Baum and Payea 10). Hence, pursuing higher education does not only increase a person’s employability, but his or her economic worth in terms of salary or compensation, as well.
Moreover, education allows a person to see and understand the world from a different perspective which then allows him or her to have a better judgment of the different local and world events. Such understanding leads to my second reason – societal reason. The main reason why governments invest in higher education is to allow its citizenry to become more productive, socially and economically. When a person pursues further education, he or she will learn more things about the issues that his or her society is facing as well as develop more skills that would make him or her a more productive member of the society. I love my home country; hence, I want to pursue higher education so that I will be able to participate more in alleviating its economic condition. Attaining a higher education will also allow me to influence other people more positively.
Work Cited
Baum, Sandy and Payea, Kathleen. “The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society.” College Board. 2005. Web. 2017.
