If a University is budgeting its money and only allows so much for scholarships and then those scholarships are given to those who can afford a college education, where do those who can't fall? Of course, if I was to look at this issue, more specifically the article in The Week on this issue, through the heavily made up eyes of a Bentley driving social queen fresh out of high school, I might flip my hair and say 'whatever'. But alas I did not grow up with a perpetual pout and a daddy with a 6 figure bank account at his disposal, so instead I'm saying if you can afford the tuition you shouldn't receive scholarship money. Keyword being money. See I think one of the substantial benefits of getting a scholarship, besides the money itself, is the recognition that comes with it.
College graduates earn more than $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma. It is that makes the $20,000 in student loan debt less frightening. It makes going into debt to obtain a college degree a rational economic decision. (Heneghen). College is not for everyone, but it is worth giving it a try and experiencing a new type of life, helps you get a better job with a degree, and college can make you a better person in life.
When doing that people get the education they want but then have to work two or more jobs to pay back the loan. One way of overcoming this is to do research. Parents who hope to afford college for their children when the time comes around are better off researching options than simply trying to save more money for education. Having options will make it better to decide how much you will spend for college. For example, it may be cheaper to go to a community college than a university.
Financial Aid for College Students Desi Curry Everest Online University ENC1101-111 Financial Aid for College Students Many people say that they cannot attend college because they can’t pay for it. I can agree that college can be expensive, but there are plenty of ways to make college affordable. The average cost of a private, four-year College is well over $20,000 per academic year. (Scholarships.org, 1999-2011) Divide this figure in half and you have the average tuition for a public university; in half again, the still formidable tuition at a community college. (Scholarships.org, 1999-2011) This can be overwhelming to some people and be a stumbling block for furthering their education.
The logical thing for her to do is postpone her college enrollment until she’s ready. Likewise, if Jill was mentally prepared, yet knows she isn’t ready to handle the financial burden of attending a university, it would be beneficial for her to take some time off, work a year or two, and save up a college fund that would enable her to pay tuition costs; she could also take out loans to make up for what she isn’t able to pay. Even after subtracting the costs of tuition and fees, college graduates would have plenty of profit left over to pay off student loans, as their lifetime earnings are roughly $650,000 more than those who don’t obtain a higher education (Cohn, 2011). It is only rational that those who benefit from schooling, the students, pay the majority of the costs. With California’s current $16 billion budget deficit it is no surprise that Proposition 30 was needed to prevent a decrease in state funding to
This was determined by the Project on student debt, a non profit organization. Hard to believe but in 2004 that number has increased by 25% showing that the amount of debt from the increasing tuition is rising at an exponential rate. (Value of a College Degree) While some argue that being tens of thousands in debt is not bad, they tend to forget that this is just for some undergraduates, and for students that wish to pursue the highest education for their degree they must go through many more years of school and tuition. That could mean having debts in the hundreds of thousands for those who
Bird illustrates college as if it were some sort of prison for young adults. Going to college is at best, as she describes it, “a young folk’s home that keeps them out of the mainstream economic life for a few more years.” I don’t believe this holds much truth. If that was the case, most students wouldn’t get part time jobs to actually pay for their classes. Sure there are some students that are still financially supported by their parents but wouldn’t they know if their time and money is actually worth spending on a college education? Bird also seems to blame parents for “forcing” students to go to college.
Bijena Adhikari Jerome Parent English 121-56I 03/29/2012 The value of college In this century “the value of college” has been a big debate among the parents, student and the professor themselves. College is not a gateway which guarantees better jobs and better salaries, but it definitely makes a huge difference while accruing one. College is a guideline for stepping out in a real world and tackling real problems. While the tuition fees are increasing every year so as the curiosity, is it worth spending that huge amount of money? And after graduating will there be a secured job?
Tuition or Burglary Why is college tuition so high? Something so necessary to succeed in today’s world should not burden someone for the rest of their life; many people live with college debt until the day they die. How do colleges come up with these ridiculous prices for in-state and out-of-state tuition anyway? Should private universities be able to charge more than a state college? So, how could someone pay for it?
People who go to college now pay to go there and if they fail a class they just wasted a lot of money. If the government paid for everyone’s education then no one would think they would have to work hard and they would think they would have to work hard and they would end up failing once they moved in to there career. The only people that deserve to go to college for free are people that earn a scholarship or those who apply for financial aide. These programs are there for the people that have the desire to go to college. Most people that think a higher education should be free are not very wealth but there are programs like financial aide to help them if they have the desire to get a higher education.