Intelligent people get better grades because they get higher CST scores. As a result I would want better grades so I am able to be in honors classes. I also want good grades because I could go to a better high school. In addition, I would rather be more intelligent because that no one can take it away from me. Another benefit of being smart is that I have a chance to go to a better college or university.
In both good times and bad, state governments have pushed more of the costs onto students, forcing many to take out big loans or be priced out of once affordable public colleges at a time when a college education is critical in the new economy. (NY
Spending More Money Just To Make Less It should come to no surprise to many Americans that America’s current economic situation is in rough waters. America as a country is in trillions of dollars of debt and a portion of that debt comes from the nation’s collective student loans. According to Ron Lieber from the New York Times the nation’s collective student loan balance hits $1 trillion and continues to rise each year with the rise in student tuition. There needs to be put an end to this inflation in college tuition each year due to the fact that countless students have to pay for their educations. Many students have to take out loans and are going into several thousands of dollars of debt much of which they are not able to pay off
Once I am in SWAG other students will realize this and might want to achieve like me and try to be in SWAG. While in SWAG I will let younger students know that it doesn't matter what age you are to become a leader. Also, I will become an elite member of SWAG. I have a great GPA and can really speak for the students to make this school better. I could take ideas and listen to the students.
Student Loan Debt Recently, the issue of student loans and the debt often accumulated through the utilization of those loans has come to the forefront. Student loans have become an indispensible means by which families are able to pay for higher education. The cost to attend institutions of higher education has soared over the last decade. In fact, the cost to attend college can amount to more than $50,000 per year at some private colleges and universities. Now that Americans owe more on student loans than on credit cards, the issue of spiraling student debt has moved increasingly higher on the political agenda.
“Gap year students show a clear pattern of having a higher GPA than would otherwise have been predicted, and the positive effect lasts over all four years” (“Data”). With a gap year, college students are more likely to go to school with a purpose and want to do well and get good grades. Taking a one year break between high school and college allows motivation and interest to studying will be renewed. Excelling well in academics can help one get scholarships and will help them pay for their education, so they won’t have to pay as much. College can be very expensive,and not many people have the funds to pay for college.
With the rapid growing in global competition and globalization, it is harder for people who do not have four year degree to find job because corporations nowadays are off shoring their productions as well as their companies outside of the country for cheaper labor, higher skilled workers, and lower overhead cost. Therefore, the demand in job goes up a lot higher in the past few years. It makes us realize the important of four year college degree. However, there is a small percentage of students who actually earn a four year degree. In the article “What’s Wrong With Vocational School” written by Charles Murray, he gives his opinion about the unnecessary of four year college’s program compares to vocational training.
The demand for higher level courses and enhanced skills has increased the pressure on states to common assessments. This means higher stakes to the public school system. Unfortunately with the increase in poverty levels more students are coming to school hungry which impacts their ability to learn. In 2000 kids were eligible for reduced price lunches, but since then the price has steadily gone up every year, and now there is barely a difference in price. Many parents can’t afford to send their kids to school with a lunch, and with the price of lunches going up how can we expect these children get the best education available?
Since the begging of the American deficit the American upper class has been constantly gaining ground and earning more and more dollars per capita every year ("Occupy Wall Street"). While on the other hand the middle class has been slowly losing ground on the upper class and the income per capita is slowly decreasing. If the trend continues there will only be an upper powerhouse class and a lower poor class. This angers a large amount of the population. Not only is it just money figures it’s the idea that these middle class students are going to college for several years on a promise that if they get that degree they will be able to live comfortably, and due to the current state of economy this is just not true.
There are college stopouts due to race gender and not enough money to pay for college. Troubles with the economy have caused college stopouts to occur as well. Higher education, or college is getting more expensive by the years, and is becoming more and more of a pain to pay for. According to the article, “students from low-income backgrounds in particular may find they need to take time off from school to save money or to help their families pay their bills” (Terriquez, Gurantz, Gomez, 2013). With this being said with these students having to focus on their financial issues, it is going to be a struggle for them to afford both their bills and college cost.