“We simply don’t have the resources to meet the demand,”
It is not that I want to be the bearer of bad news but, I found this article and I thought I would share it with all of you. Remember, don’t kill the messenger!
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/109397
With most of you graduating in the spring this is something you should be aware of. I believe it is going to sting a little bit but I am confident that all of you who are leaving soon will find your way or rather ‘a way’ to get to the future you desire.
I have faith…
Mr. B
WOW. That’s all I have to say.
This really sucks.
I hope this all gets better sooner rather than later.
I guess until then I’m gonna have to really search for some schoalrships, fun.
I’ve been hearing a lot about this lately. All I can say is that I already applied to UCLA. Not looking too good…
when an economic crisis begins to affect education, there’s a problem. But there’s no way the government could just sit back and watch it…unless our government really has an issue…Good timing for Mr. President-elect to show if he’s really the people’s man. Dying businesses, lay-offs, materials from China suddenly become deadly, more terrorist attacks, and now something that even I’m concerned about…Everything fits in so well doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, this isn’t surprising. College tuition has always been on the rise, for as long as I remember. It’s only natural that not being able to get a loan would make college would seem more expensive. I agree with DongH91; just when you think you’ve heard the worst combination of disasters, one more smacks you right in the face.
Wow, I agree Dong. It’s sad that our futures are unwillingly intertwined with this economic “depression” (according to Mr. Bernstein). It’s time for Obama to step up and for us (yes, us) to step up with him in support. It’s only a matter of time before Obama has to make a decision and it’s only a matter of time before this whole economic disaster ends. This question remains: how long till change (for the better)!?
This is a serious problem. Education tho?? Our government has alot of making up to do. It is ridiculous to see that our economic problems have dipped into the money for higher education.
This is pretty scary. . hopefully our President-elected can help and actually MAKE a change instead of THINK of a change.
This is not good at all…if worse comes to worse, it’s gonna be like back in the day when only the rich kids will go to college.
And if that happens then…Tina’s not going to college! HAHA!
But I’ve been applying for scholarships like crazy and I’m working hard so i can do well on my vocal auditions to get good scholarship money too.
My parents and i are even apart of this financial college company thingy which is supposed to help me and my parents pay the absolute least amount of money for college. I pray all of these means pull through and that the economy gets better, not only for college bound students but for the people who need to work as well.
Reading this makes me nervous…I’m not rich..=( Hopefully I will be in a few years. Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to get a student loan or even better, a scholarship. Whatever happens, I’m going to college even if I have to sell all my valuables on ebay and get 2 full time jobs!
My parents wouldn’t even let me apply out of state…and I told them, “Well, I’m going to PGCC!” (thinking they cared) and they said, “Yayy!”=O
(I’m not really going tho…even tho they’d love that)
^^I heard that the president has no control over financial aid for students going to college!? =O Let’s just hope the economy improves…at least the gas prices went down…but for how long??
“there’s no way the government could just sit back and watch it”…really? That has been the government’s position a quite a few things. The article claims that “At least 20 states have handed down budget cuts or face tuition increases in their higher-education systems,” but that leaves around 30 sates that still have their act together. Wyoming, for example. Sure, you have to live in Wyoming, but that might be the price you have to pay to make college affordable. It is my knowledge that because Wyoming has the most oil of any state in the country, mineral taxes are high, and college is cheaper for a lot of students. I visited the campus this summer and they basically said that with my SAT scores, if i applied early, I’d basically be handed a scholarship. see the UW Peak Achievement Scholarship Program- Incoming Freshmen. (http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/sfa/scholarship/specific.asp) Hewlett Packard endows Texas A&M.
Just check this wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._colleges_and_universities_by_endowment
Look down the list for colleges you’re interested in. Just because loans are more difficult to get, it doesn’t mean financial aid isn’t available. You just have to look for it.
Another line from the article bothers me: “It also means that we will take a serious detour on our path toward becoming a country that provides an education to anyone who wants one.”
I do not think that our country is striving for a college education for anyone who wants one. Honestly, it would upset the economy even more. Sure, it is a good, American sentiment to think that you can be whatever you want when you grow up, but the reality is far from that.
Hello classmates. You all know what I am going to say. Go Navy and Airforce academies. Now for my recruitment tip that will encourage you all to wish you had gone through the application process. The academies are wonderful. If fortunate enough to attend, a cadet will recieve a MONTHLY paycheck of $800 plus. You are guaranteed a job leaving the academy as an officer in the military (meaning most people who have been enlisted as long as you have been alive will salute you and look to you for leadership). The country will place these graduates responsible of millions of dollars worth of equipment. Hey, did I mention you will get payed to attend. Also the eduacation offered at these institutions are consitently ranked with Havard and other prestigous schools. So unlike my peers and am not really worried about this financial crisis when it comes to my future education (not in a cocky voice either, hahaha). Enjoy!
Cheap community college is sounding really good to me right now.
oh, colter, you are really going to dispute some ones point by using wikapedia? really? I agree with you, but wikapedia. really?
College has not always been expensive. It is a business. Period. The belief that in order to make it anywhere successfully in the workplace is to have a four year degree. You are brought up to follow the ant colony and continue the same “steps to success” that others have. The tuition is based on how everyone else is doing in the economy. Wages for employes, cost of books and paper, amount of funding supplied by the government are all factors. Its a business. If the market tanks, college isn’t exempt.
yeah, this was definately a sting, but I can’t say I wasn’t expecting it. Its funny how class of 2009 has to go through alot al lthe time, HSAs, late graduation, now finanancial issues for getting into college? joy. I agree with duana though…if I have to sell wha I have to go to college, then so be it. honestly.
Lets just hope President Elect can make a change, REALLY QUICK.