Low-Income Students: A Case Study

Students from low-income and first generation backgrounds often struggle in different academic subjects. Subsequently, students have lower expectations for themselves when it comes to academic achievement. The majority of first generation students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Seeing that, families work countless hours in factories and other places where they are underpaid because of the lack of educational opportunity they experienced themselves. According to Blackwell and Pinder (2014) in the United States higher education is becoming the outlet to different avenues of opportunity whether it is through social mobility or economic progress. While screening out possible topics of interest for a research proposal, one of the challenges I encountered in my field experience was the lack of college access education and funding for the families in the urban high schools. The first generation student family typically is unaware of the college process because the student’s parents have not attended an institution of higher education. Therefore, the students cannot count on their knowledge of the process. Eventually, when students reach the financial aid process it becomes difficult because parents usually cannot afford full tuition expenses and at the same time do not understand the process. In these situations, schools with a college going culture can prepare staff to provide extra support to students by developing professional training in college access, mentorship

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The issue that surrounds low-income students and college success is that the rich kids are holding them back. The students who have low income are not graduating at the rate of the rich kids who can afford school. The rich kids tend to get a better knowledge in school because of their money. The poor students are not given the equal education as the rich, so the poor is really not prepared for the next step. Some of these low income students who work hard and do well in high school sometimes make it in college. Low- income students should be given the right to graduate at a higher rate, it will give the poor a boost to continue to work hard and make it to college.

The majority of students in the U.S. are in an endeavor to continue higher education. Most students will end up taking student loans that will take years and even decades to pay back. But, in a country where higher education is needed to succeed in a competitive job market, the debacle arises as to what happens to those who aren’t citizens trying to continue unto higher learning. Certain laws have prevented undocumented students from attending universities because of a rise in immigration. However, to those students that had no say in arriving, they now seem stuck in the crossfire of uncertainty. Many believe giving financial aid to the undocumented is a gateway to flash flood migration.“Allowing illegal immigrant students to pay in-state college

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The cost of a college tuition has dramatically risen since the late 1980’s, and left the country in a staggering trillion dollar student debt*. Citizens have been affected in having to pay massive fees and finally resorting to loans or having to leave school. But, for immigrants the cost of higher education is different. Recently, In state tuition for immigrant students was granted to various states such as New York, California and even Florida; which lowered the cost to a group of students called Dreamers (Bousquet 2015). The Dreamers are a group of students who have been given amnesty and the right to pursue a higher education. Being a Dreamer or student immigrant does not mean receiving a full ride to college, nor does it mean having the

Some of the degrees that they offer are Information Systems and Cyber security, Network Systems Administration, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Construction Management just to name a few. They also offer several online degree programs for those students who chose not to sit in a classroom setting. Since ITT is a for-profit education organization, they have to recruit as many students as possible to sign up to attend their institution. It is suggested that recruiters for the school are to pursue students aggressively by making many phone calls a day as well as other avenues they can use for advertising. That is how they make money for the school as well as those that invest stock in them. ITT markets through several different ways such as television, social media, YouTube, mailings, and college fairs. When you turn on the television to watch a show you may see the ITT commercials a couple of time during a show. Fees to attend ITT range anywhere from $426 to $493 per credit hour. Because of the price of tuition at ITT, students sometimes may need to obtain additional financing. For this reason ITT has the ITT’s PEAKS Program which is the institution paring up with a Wall Street investment bank and with some complex financial transactions, are able to offer students a private loan. Tuition is charged by multiplying the tuition per credit hour by the amount of hours you are taking. Then the tuition per quarter is determined by multiplying the tuition per credit hour by the total number of credit hours in the program course that you are enrolled in during that semester. Students are also responsible for academic fees which are $200 per student, Administrative Fees which is $100 (except for Georgia residents), as well as a Tool fee depending on what degree you are receiving (Associates, Bachelors, Masters) and whatever program you are enrolling in. So

An unstated mission of UT Austin is to educate Texans and enroll a student body that is as rich and diverse as the state of Texas. However, closer examination of the institution’s history and current make-up highlights the pressing constraints and experiences of its Black students. UT Austin is known for its ongoing political battles and hyper-regulated admissions policies in areas of access and “affirmative action”. These notably include:

Federal/State government financial aid is the main help for single mom to afford college education, the Pell Grant is the grant open to all students that meet a certain income requirements established by the federal government. The amount of financial aid for each single mom is different based on the need and having dependents (What Types of Tuition Assistance Are Available for Single Parents?, n.d.). Single mom is usually qualifying for a larger amount of grants than a traditional college student without children. The Pell Grant will provide through completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In addition, single mom living in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin can receive special help to

You made a great point. Most of the people who are living in poverty more than likely didn’t graduate from high school. The parents of those students may not have the information nor have been educated on programs that can help their children. I know some parents don’t have information on college and how to apply for scholarships. My sorority started a mentoring program for girls to get them ready for college. It is important that the school counselor and teachers try to get the students involved in these programs and maybe even start one at the school. Support and encouragement is what these students need to move out of poverty. It is great that you are helping your niece out.

After readying how Jeanette was growing up, I can honestly say that I would have struggled to overlook many of Jeanette’s traits and physical nuisances, but seeing a student with such potential I feel that with some motivation that I could effectively become a mentor to any student with ailments such as Jeanette and help aid them to their passion and goals.

High school graduates beginning a career in the absence of applicable training become overhead to their employer until gaining enough knowledge to work independently, contribute to a team or add meaningful value to an organization. Each will have unique requirements aligned with their industry, competitive space and the culture that defines it. Generally speaking, failing to invest some startup capital with new employees could result in the same deficiencies they most assuredly wish to avoid. These aren’t requirements unique to any particular group either because even experienced hires need time to gain familiarity with routine proprietary guidelines and operating standards. For example, in the case of a newly minted high school graduate,

I am a very keen student who values collaboration and leadership. During my first year at Dalhousie, I was able to convey these two traits through various marketing positions I held. As I was the marketing representative for my residence, I was able to convey traits of both leadership and collaboration as I worked alongside a team to organize and plan residence events, while being the sole promoter for these events. Alongside my position within my residence, I am the co-founder of Dalhousie Spoon University, a food resource for Dalhousie students. By utilizing my leadership and marketing skills, I was able to collect 200 signatures and successfully bring Spoon to Dalhousie’s campus. In addition to this, I am the social media marketers for

Good afternoon Daniel, how are you? I'm really glad that you've found some great articles related to your topic, and I'm also glad that your touching on the topic dealing with low income students and education as well. I do believe that despite where low income students come from; I do know that they have the ability to succeed academically. Coming from experience, I do know that students who live in low income areas can definitely have an impact on how they do in school. I think for teachers and for me as a future school counselor it's my job to help them exceed their goals not only in the classroom but also outside of the classroom as they prepare for the future. After reading your topic, I did some research and I found a website article

Per Reporter: There has been several calls in regards to the children not attending school. The children not attending school has been an ongoing situation. Last school term, Thomas was supposed to repeat the first grade, but Madelyn withdrew him from school (January 2017). At that time, Thomas had already missed 20 days of school. Gwendolyn went out to the family’s home last school term to speak with Madelyn, but was unsuccessful. Gwendolyn spoke with Madelyn on 8/15/17, which Madelyn stated that Jacob was enrolled in school (Lake Cormorant) and Thomas was enrolled in home school (MS Gateway Christian Academy). According to Ms. Wells (ADA Clerk), Jacob has only attended one day of school thus far this school term. On 8/29/17, Ms. Lawanda (secretary)