Final Portfolio: Assignment Analysis

Paying for college may be a difficult process for many. There’s numerous things to worry about such as paying too much money, a large amount of debt and also those who aren’t financially stable worry about the lack of money they have to pay for college. This essay will illustrate how students can fund their college education by scholarships, private student loans, and a part time job.

In this article, “A Lifetime of Student Debt,” Robin Wilson interprets the different views on taking out loans for college students. The recent worry has been that taking out student loans are “threatening the financial future of today’s college students” (Wilson 256). However, recent studies has shown that one-third of college students will have no debt after their academic experience. College student nowadays are willing to take any means necessary to attend their “dream college, no matter the cost”(257). Mark Kantrowitz touches up on this idea remarking that these students will do whatever they need to go to their dream college. Comparatively,

Scholarships and Grants - Undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowships are excellent aids to assist students in paying for their education. Unlike loans, scholarships and fellowships can be considered free money since it does not have to be repaid. Thousands of scholarships and fellowships from thousands of sponsors give out every year. Here are some resources to get you started: FastWeb Scholarship Search, College Board Fund Finder, Scholarships.com LLC, and Scholarship Search Sites Owned by Education Lenders, scholarship central, Award Database, Next Student Scholarship Experts, Broke Scholar, College Data, Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Database, College NET Mach25 and College View scholarship

College students usually do not understand that there should be a budget set between the things we want and the things we need. Today I will be informing you how to save money so that you are able to save money throughout your college lives. ( thesis and purpose statement)

Kevin Carey’s goal for writing this essay was to reach out to college/university faculty, and Student Affair professionals to call to their attention the crushing problem of students loans and debt and emphasize the need for income-based loans in favor to the system that is now in place that causes students to fall further into debt due to high

         I go throughout my days with the constant thought of “If we can just make it through this, it 'll be okay” when it comes to my college tuition. I can’t help but wonder what I 'm going to do about my tuition when I transfer to a major university, it haunts me. Though it may only be two years, I still have to somehow come up with thousands of dollars just to better my education. My trip to the counselor to hear my degree plan only added more pressure and stress to my life. To think realize theres

College is a new and exciting time in a student’s life. Students are finally able to live by their own rules, follow their passions, and discover who they are. College is the beginning of the end. An end to relying on your parents, an end to schooling, as well as an end to life as a child. Many students see college as a new world for them to explore. However, college can also cause extreme amounts of stress and depression. I know from personal experience, that the anxiety from the financial issues alone can be overwhelming. Students are required to pay for room and board, food, tuition, books and daily expenses such as gas, toothpaste, and school supplies. Though there are many programs and scholarships available for students, finances are usually very tight for three reasons.

“Many people worry about paying too much for college” (source 1). Individuals that want to go to college have variety of ways to pay for college. This essay will inform students to sign up for scholarships and grants, get federal student loans and private student loans.

Starting my journey at Eastern Michigan University I was fortunate enough to have received the Emerald Scholarship. This scholarship has greatly helped in decreasing costs of attendance. I have also been largely supported by my parents my first few years at this school. As I near my senior year, the financial responsibility of school has now become my own. While I welcome this responsibility, my need for financial aid is necessary as I am a full-time student and part-time employee at Boneheads BBQ. I would like to be able to keep my position working part-time to ensure that I am able to fully dedicate myself to my education.

To begin with, the first solution a college student can do is taking out loans. There are several different types of loans a student can apply to get. For instance, many students apply for Free Application for Federal State Aid also known as FAFSA. In the article, “top 10 tips for planning and paying for college” tells the reader the website where to apply and how effective this solution can help. Although there are the cons of using FAFSA (Sallie Mae Fund 10). For example, the application is extremely long to fill out and the loans need to still be payed

You probably already knew that higher education leads to debt. If you don’t do something about it, you will have to deal with having to pay money for years. Chances are that you are not thinking about your future yet. I understand if you haven’t thought about your future yet. Here’s how I know you probably haven’t thought about it because many of my colleagues have told me that all they thought about in high school is about their girlfriends or boyfriends and not about their college education. Therefore, I’m giving you advice because many past and current college students have been in the same place you are right now. The future may seem far away, but time passes by in a blink of an eye. In no time, you’ll be applying for the college of your dreams. As I researched, I found that most college graduates are left with at least

I am writing to you to explain why I am in immediate and dire need for funds that will assist me in continuing my college education at NAU. As a first generation college student, I have always had to rely on FAFSA and other types of financial aid to continue towards my degree and dream of becoming an educator. However, since I have completed my associates towards my degree in my hometown, half of the journey has already been completed. On the other hand, the other half is about to start, where I need not only more monetary funds to pay for university fees and tuition, but living expenses as well. I will be moving from my hometown to near-campus student housing, where there will be food and room

I really do not obtain any financial help from my mother due to the fact that she is a single mother taking care of all expense on her own back at home. Therefore, I take care of all my expense such as apartment rent and utilities, car expenses, groceries, etc. I know that ATC would open up new experiences and would allow me to broaden my horizons by building relationships with my fellow Aggies. Any sort of financial help to attend ATC would be greatly

People think that animals want to be in zoos, but they really do not. In some zoos the owners or zookeepers see how the environment is making the animals feel bad or good and they try to change it by giving the animals a similar habitat to where they came from. All three stories “The Stripes Will Survive”, “The Zoos Go Wild”, and “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment” deal with protecting animals but they all do so in different ways.

Finally, the most difficult challenge students face in college is a financial hardship. Many students come from various walks of life and sometimes determining one’s financial capability to offset college costs during the early stages of can be problematic. Some students come from well to do families who have a tremendous capacity to pay full tuition without external assistance. These particular students do not require financial aid or scholarships, as they can meet the institution’s financial requirement regardless of what level in college they may fall under as the source of wealth is derived from the family or families. Other students, however, come from impoverished families whom solely depend on financial aid and work full time or part time