First Generation College Students

I had no idea that college tuition was so expensive, I would hear people speak about it, but it doesn’t quite reside with you until you’ve experienced it for yourself. My first semester of college, financial aid only covers about two-thirds of my tuition, and with three kids in college, I had to get a job to help out my parents out. This job then began affecting my school work and ultimately I had to quit. I then resorted to applying for scholarships, and that’s what helped me out a lot. What colleges don’t understand is that their expensive tuition does not only affect your pocket, but also your overall performance in school.

Young college students are taking longer to finish school while choosing to wait longer to start a family. Nathan Harden article Peter Goes to College states “Today’s college students are a lot like Peter Pan—they are in no hurry to grow up”( Harden, 257) He argues that many college students are affected by “hook up culture ” struggling to commit to relationships and career choices. Like Peter Pan, many college students are taking longer to “grow up ” and are no longer considering marriage as an option. Many college students face social pressure to prioritize career development over relationships.

This essay will be discussing and answering all six assigned comprehension questions about the education of Omarina , a troubled student who got the support many kids never get 5)the two questions that were asked have very different impacts. The first question”what college are you going too” was asked to students in a more developed community where money isn't a very serious issue. This had a positive impact as it was implying that students have reached that level of education where they will continue studying after high school. While on the other hand kids in a more lower class environment were asked”if they are going to college or not”This would have a completely opposite effect compared the first question, as it was implying that not everyone has reached the level of education where they can not continue their

According to Sandra Smidt, author of Developing Child in the 21st Century, the first reason is that parents of college students told their child they could do anything they set their mind to and this type of parenting has its pros and cons. It builds confidence when the child is younger, but when they get older, they feel like they aren 't living up to their potential and this can cause existential crises about whether what their doing with their life has any meaning. While the midlife crisis has been around for decades, there is a phenomenon increasing with Generation Y called the quarter life crisis. The author of The Quarter Life Crisis Break Through, Adam Smiley Powolsky, says that it is a combination of the stresses of college, both academically and financially, the competitiveness of the job market, and a constant fear that we aren 't doing something meaningful with our lives that makes up a quarter life

First thing to remember, schools and teachers have been telling high school students to go to college when they’re done with high school for as long as I can remember. But sometimes going to college isn’t the best thing for you if don’t know what you’re going to do or study. But if you know what you want and know what you’re going to study then I find it very beneficial for you. A lot of students who are still in school are uneasy or unsure about going to college because of this bad thing called Debt. Debt has been a big factor in why students and teens don’t attend college after high school.

Many people think that once you drop out of High school everything will be over, but it will not just because of the fact that we are able to take GED courses. GED is very important because it can get you further than many people think, who knows you can be in one of the top universities in your state. Education is important because is has an impact on people who are looking up to us. For example, I have three little sisters and I want them to see me graduate from both high school and college

Burnout takes place when a child starts something too early and become uninterested in it when they get older. When starting college prep too early, a child might become uninterested in college when the time comes for him or her to go to college. This is known as college burnout. Thomas Frank states, “ An extended period of time where someone experiences exhaustion and a lack of interest in things, resulting in a decline in their job performance.” So a lack of performance and extreme exhaustion are all signs of college burnout.

The infamous answer to the question, “What is your primary goal for going to school?” is “to further my education, get a job, and be successful” such a cliché if I must say myself. My goal attending school is to make my family happy, as well as myself. In high school, I did not apply myself like I should have done because I was not sure if college was in my favor. Also, being the child of a single parent wanting to attend college seemed impossible, especially far from home.

However, many of the said American students do not have the funds for college, or struggle to make ends meet once they take on the challenge. Part of the challenge is having a job to pay for their tuition, and with only a high school diploma, the chance of finding a well paying job is close to none. A relating experience I have managed to hear from originates from my own mother; she worked two jobs, paid for her sister 's education along with her own, and took out a federal student loan at the ripe age of eighteen. Fast forward thirty years, and the student debt is still a shadow upon every paycheck. Each paycheck is garnished from like venom, therefore making it difficult to supply our family because she is the only income we have.

I want to go to college because it is an amazing experience and opportunity that not everyone has the privilege of receiving. Before my freshman year of high school, my dad told me about how right before he graduated high school, his parents sat him down and told him that he could not go to college. They did not have the money, nor the resources. My dad had straight A's and worked a full time job throughout high school, and had saved enough money to take the ACT and apply for some schools. He ended up working his way through college, graduating Georgetown with a masters degree, and he now owns his own consulting company.

As First-Generation students we face low-self-esteem because some can’t take the rejection from there class mates take me for an example I’m the type of student that took classes online because I felt like I would be judge on how I looked and my size and I how I would comprehend the work that’s where myself –doubt came in at I really felt out of place coming back to school ,This is some of what the first-generation students deal with and think about when wanting to come back to school. Some first-generation students’ parents that have earned their degree they also often see college as a way to bring honor to their families and showing that they also want a better life as they parents did to show that anything is possible as long as you try your best and never be afraid to ask for help or even ask questions there’s no wrong or right answers to college life if you know better than you defiantly do

In this day in age, people with children are starting to go back to college to get a better themselves, but most dropout because they have young children that needs a tremendous amount of attention and on top of working, school is just another thing holding them back from what’s really important. The issue with being a full-time student, worker, and parent is that a student may not have a suitable baby sitter to watch their child, which can have a huge issue that can make a student dropout. As stated in an article in the US News "Being a parent substantially increases the likelihood of leaving college with no degree, with 53% of parents vs. 31% of non-parents having left with no degree after six

College readiness is a topic of great importance to several groups, including the High school teachers who prepare the students prior to college, parents because they are aware that their children hopes and dreams of a bright future depends almost entirely on it, employers who desire qualified workforce with the ability to enable the companies to be productive and globally competitive, and the government officials who appreciate the value of having educated citizens (McCormick, 2011). However, it has been noted that a large numbers of high school graduates are not adequately prepared for post-secondary education therefore showing the need for a good college readiness school curriculum (Center for College Readiness, 2015). SLIDE 3 Data supporting the argument Rigorous course work like IB and AP in high school better prepares students for post-secondary education.

Since college tuition and student debt keeps spiking every year, people wonder if its worth it to go and that is an enormous challenge students and parents are facing in today 's time. To change the minds of parents who say college burns holes in their pockets and students who won 't go because they don 't want to get a summer job for the next four or so years to pay off college, I say show they money, literally. If only students knew from a young age, like 13, that they should start searching for scholarships and parents knew how much scholarship money is out there, then people would realize college doesn 't have to be expensive. So say a kid named Barry who 's an 8th grader was given a presentation at his school presented by the collage board of his state, say Maine, about all the different types of financial help there is. Now Barry gets this idea that he should start looking for scholarships and applying for grants because it is never too early to do so (in some cases).

Ithaca College decided to begin a program to give students an easier transition to their higher education, and I believe all colleges should follow their example. A transition to college is already difficult for students who were guided and helped by relatives. Now, first generation students often begin their semester blindfolded. First of all, student orientations are the most vital initiation process for all students.