Question

Help with this

Answer 1

well, let's start with the first one - "doing these questions instead of doing something else"

let's think about the costs (negatives of doing this assignment) vs benefits (positives of doing the assignment)

if you do the assignment you'll get credit for it, boosting your grade. It comes with the cost of time + energy

see if you can try coming up with examples for the other 2-6 questions

Answer 2

So costs would be the time + money which would be the electricity I am using to charge my laptop to do this assignment

And
benefits would be that I will get credit for this assignment, it will boost my grade

Answer 3

Yup (when I said energy I was really meaning the energy that you as a person invest into the assignment but I guess electricity works too)

See if you can keep going with the next example

Answer 4

okay so the next example is getting a job after high school instead of going to college.

costs: no graduate level education
benefits: earn money

Answer 5

All i can think of

Answer 6

@Vocaloid

Answer 7

yeah, that's a good start, I could also add early work experience as a benefit and possible job opportunities lost b/c of no bachelor's degree as a cost

Answer 8

any ideas for #3?

Answer 9

costs are like obviously you dont have a job so you wont earn money, may have to get a loan or grant

benefit: a higher education , much better job opportunities, more likely to be successful and live a financially stable life

Answer 10

that's a good start - I would also add, since this scenario doesn't involve taking a gap year, I would also add in something about having less time to get ready for college, but also as a benefit, being able to get your degree at a younger age

Answer 11

for #4 it's pretty much the opposite of that, you have an extra year to do some self-discovery, prepare for college, possibly do some work/volunteer things, but as a cost you'll graduate later, plus not everyone can afford to take a year off

Answer 12

what about #5?

Answer 13

I think for costs: because there a low to nothing price on going to a public school, there may not be as better opportunities as if you were going to a private school

benefit: you are potentially saving up for an expensive school which will be an advantage to you

Answer 14

but for costs it could also be that because you are working full time you may get overwhelmed or tired because of working and may not be able to 100% focus on your school

Answer 15

yup that's pretty good, I could also add in potentially less name-recognition (which is somewhat important for getting jobs after graduation)

Answer 16

what about #6?

Answer 17

cool

for number six

costs: you will eventually have to pay these loans off in the long run, so have to be prepared for that
benefits: That you can focus on college 100% and not worry about paying anything. You will be more likely to do well in college because there will be no worry about the cost

Answer 18

awesome! I can't think of anything else for 6 so I think we're good