College Students Should Not Pay For College Essay

Michael Benotti Dr. Stoffer ENG 131 29 January 2018 College Tuition Unfair to Some People Like many people today, especially in America, they say that college is an opportunity that most would look forward to after graduating from a secondary education. However, the price of tuition in many schools is what concerns many individuals who seek the opportunity of pursuing their dreams and goals. When it comes to tuition, people would view the price tag and might have doubts about attending college or even question if college is the best option at all. Also, many colleges will offer financial aid, scholarships, and grants to their future students, especially the ones who come from a low-income family.

The tuition and cost of college is detrimental to thousands of families across the country and brings student debt to future graduates. Some students have seen their debt climb over $30,000. Friedman writes, “The average student in the Class of 2016 has $37,172 in student loan debt…” (Friedman). With the debts being over the average income for single people households, college has transformed from a benefit to a burden. Young adults not only have to worry about their education but also paying for the next semester or years of college ahead of them.

(Hook) How would you feel if you worked hours making your company millions of dollars and they didn’t pay you? (Bridge) Many student athletes spend as much time practicing and competing as people do working. Plus spend many hours going to class and studying. Athletes do not have time to get a part time like many student.

The average cost of a tuition depends on many things like whether it’s a private, public, or in state or out of state. But for a public instate college the average tuition is $9,000. If you look at the cost for four years it can add up and not everyone is fortunate enough to pay that much. “Tuition has risen quicker than income, making it difficult for the average American to pay for college without incurring debt. ”(http://college-education.procon.org/#background.)

Mike: Going to College straight out of high school is the best way to go, because it gives your life a huge jumpstart to a future career. Workers with a Bachelor 's degree earned an average of $464 per week more than workers with only a high school diploma. (Brady) Just 2.7% of workers with a Bachelor’s degree are facing unemployment, compared to the 5.2% of workers with only a high school diploma. (Brady)

Attending college right after high school or waiting to attend has no right or wrong answer. It would depend on the individual situation. It not only will have to do with some may not being academically prepared to attend college but not having the financial resources necessary to enroll. I went to college right away, my husband worked for about ten years out of high school before deciding to attend college. If you can transition well to a college environment right out of high school, then that might be the path for you.

I believe that everyone should go to college to get educated. To own a home or any thing that has to do with money you must have the money from jobs. You have experience in different subjects to be able to problem solve. Although some people don’t have the money to go to college and get a good education.

College itself is expensive. The way universities continue to make money is by creating a ripple affect. In Williams essay he states “at 46 and fifteen years out of my grad school I still owe around 9,000….” Williams is one of many people who are facing college debt. When deciding to attend a university you are making a commitment to paying back a certain amount each month for numerous years after you receive your degree.

Imagine going to a university and attending for four years and getting a bachelor’s degree in education. Then, after you graduate, you get a job at a local school, and get a new house. You then start getting your paychecks and realize you can barely afford the bills nor pay off your loans. You have no choice and need to get two, maybe even three jobs to make ends meet. You also begin to realize that people who did not even attend college, make more money than you.

Recent studies on adults who didn’t attend college show that ”Two-thirds of those who do not end up enrolling college believed during high school that college was in their futures, but realities like the high price of college often impeded this goal”(Rebecca Klein). In other words tuition costs, low GPAs, and the fear of college being to difficult, petrifies high school seniors into not even applying for colleges. Therefore colleges would benefit those scared to apply by lowering tuition costs and/or lowering standards. Regardless of your excuses to not go to college, you should want to better yourself and in doing that find college alternatives. In order to have a higher paying job, have your dream career, and have more job opportunities ,you should attend a college that you would benefit from.

Why would anyone want to go to school for twenty to twenty-two years of his or her life just to graduate and have to go all over again? This is the question that many young people have asked themselves while going to college to become teachers whether it be for early childhood education, elementary education, high school education, or even college education. Many college students, or even high school students who go to college to determine what they want to do with their lives only look at one aspect of the career choice that they are looking at, and that aspect just so happens to be money. Even though teachers do not make the most amount of money, as say a doctor or an engineer, but they still make enough to make a good living off what they make.

Free college sounds great. It almost sounds too good to be true—because it is. With that said, free college is a great idea, and it would actually be a convenient resource. But it is simply just an idea that can not work in our current society and government in the United States. High student loan debt is a problem that should be fixed, yet the government should not pass reforms that will only temporarily relieve the issue but instead focus on reconstructing the college system itself.

Think about this situation: a student who is failing all classes from a family that has more than enough money. This student gets to go to the best college that the family’s money can buy, which may also be wasted on partying and result in flunking out. Now compare that to a straight-A student who is helping his or her family make ends meet every month. This student is everything a college could dream of having, and they care about their education. Sadly, these students will never go: how can someone possibly go to college when their family cannot pay bills without them working full time?

The rise of college tuition rates is one of the major concerns the government is facing at this very moment. Within the millions of people attending college all over the world, America ranks number one when it comes to the highest tuition rates. Students across the United States have rallied and protested before the school boards to lower these outrageous tuition prices, but none thus far have yet to succeed. Tuition costs are higher than they have ever been throughout history and will continue to rise until a solution is achieved. Colleges today require a certain number of general education (G.E) courses, which must be completed during students first 2 years.