La'Velle Coleman
College is a great opportunity for people of all ages, especially for students that are about to graduate from East High School and are ready to take the career path that they have chosen. Some people think that college isn't worth it due to the fact that people aren't able to pay for their tuition depending on what they do for a living. Tuition is the initial cost that you have to pay for college if you want to graduate with a degree. The cost of most colleges is a major/common issue because most people aren't able to pay for it due to their income and/or are too worried about the cost of college and amassing debt. Another reason this may be an issue is because people feel as if college would be “too stressful” or “too much pressure¨. This issue affects students who aren't too sure about college meaning that this information would cause them to second guess an opportunity of a lifetime. This issue also affects students who want to go to college because although they are all set and know why they are going , they aren't ready to take on amassing debt depending on what they're going there to study. This issue is important to consider and explore solutions to because a great number of young scholars with good potential are choosing not to go to college and instead are working rather than going to college to gain a higher paying job that they will enjoy. Researchers have cited programs to help with their tuition like scholarships to make it easier for us not to go into debt. We have the 2+2 program, the HEOP program which also helps with tuition. And the ability to enroll into the FAFSA for financial aid. All of these programs have been tried in the city of Rochester and the effectiveness of these programs has opened a massive amount of opportunities. Scholarships and the FAFSA are a really big reason that these programs have worked, being a reason that tuition weighs less on scholars attending college. We all know that every problem contributes/leads to another as for this case you can consider it an (adjacent issue). An adjacent issue for this certain topic is poverty. Poverty contributes to this issue because people in poverty can't even afford enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter which is pretty self explanatory. Another Adjacent issue to add on to this issue is debt. Now the reason that debt is an adjacent issue is because some people want to go to college but aren't wealthy and can't afford to go into debt. One last adjacent issue is the ability to get a loan. Meaning that some people aren't able to pull out a loan due to their age or having a poor credit score or unreliable credit history. A solution to these problems could be to create programs for people and enroll them into a community college for free for two years. This will improve the problem by reducing the amount of debt that they are gonna have to take on in the end. Another solution to this problem could be to create another program that gives well paying job opportunities with a pay rate of around 19 - 23 an hour while in school or college. Which means that they can save up(Only for college) to take on that tuition. Based on my solutions mostly the students that are in debt would be most affected by this because it causes them to take on less debt. Another solution to this issue would be to give student the opportunity to enroll for the excelsior scholarship which provide residents with free tuition for full-time study.
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Snyder
4/28/2023 07:12:25 am
I agree that the cost of college tuition is a stressor for many students. This year I feel I have seen more students who are concerned about how they will pay for college or if they can receive enough funding in order to be able to afford it. I love the idea of the Excelsior Scholarship if you qualify for it but students also need to take advantage of going on websites specifically designed to help you find scholarships and apply. I have talked to students who are worried about paying for college but they don't want to take the time to apply for scholarships.
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