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https://www.economist.com/news/international/21736151-financial-returns-are-falling-going-university-more-important-ever I read an article in The Economist journal: Going to university is more important than ever for young people . Summary: South Korea is extremely competitive when it comes to college. There’s a test that determines which college students qualify for, or if they even qualify for college at all. Essentially, the test determines their future. If they don’t do well, they go to a mediocre college and receive a mediocre education, which in turn leads to a mediocre job. Americans are “weeded out” by government funding. College tuition is so expensive that if a student does not have good grades, they will not get scholarships and will therefore not be able to attend a good college. It’s statistically proven that the better college a student attends, the less likely they are to drop out and they will supposedly reap more benefits. Better educated people are expect