Andrew was sitting around with two of his best friends, maria and joey in the den of andrew's home, talking about the future. all three are seniors at edgemont high school. andrew and maria plan to go to college the following year, but joey plans to work in the construction industry because he doesn't want to wait four more years to earn a living.
andrew seems to have a pretty good idea about his future. he wants to go to college, in part because he knows that in our knowledge-based economy education pays. according to a 2015 study by the us government, those with a 4-year college degree earned nearly twice as much as those with just a high school degree . after he completes his four-year bachelor's degree in accounting, he wants to work for a few years and then go back to graduate school to get a masters degree in business administration. with the additional education, he can move into management positions and eventually find an executive position.
he plans to get his first new car and a decent apartment when he graduates from college, but he will wait to buy a house until he finishes graduate school and gets married. he would like to have two kids and feels that one of the parents should stay home with them at least until the youngest is in first grade. he would like to retire by age 55 to "enjoy life" while he is still young.