| Attending college is a given for many young students, | | | | when it comes to college. Still, the importance of |
| especially those who will benefit from their parents | | | | sacrificing for education now at the expense of things |
| hard work in the form of tuition, books and quite often, | | | | that may seem more important to someone in their |
| housing. For some high school graduates, however, the | | | | late teens or early twenties can't be overstated. |
| financial support system ends at their 18th birthday. For | | | | At that time in a person's life, things that are seemingly |
| these young adults, the decision to attend college has | | | | important rarely are, in actuality. Affording a better car, |
| little to do with desire and everything to do with their | | | | moving out of their parents home for increased |
| ability to pay for it. | | | | independence or socializing are monumental concerns |
| Yes, there are student loans available to just about | | | | for many high school graduates, yet seeing how |
| anyone, but borrowing for tuition, fees and books over | | | | expensive it can be to enjoy those pursuits seldom |
| a long term period can lead to serious financial | | | | forces them to draw the connection between |
| consequences down the road and may not always be | | | | increasing the value of one's labor and affording those |
| the best decision. Additionally, many potential students | | | | pursuits with far greater ease. Nevertheless, a little |
| are only able to borrow enough to cover tuition and | | | | hard work now will pay great dividends in the following |
| books, leaving them to worry about living expenses | | | | years while remaining stagnant will only produce more |
| during the four year period they'll be earning their | | | | of the seeming hardships this demographic faces. |
| degree. It's extremely difficult to maintain any | | | | Some people have to learn things the hard way, and |
| semblance of a life when you only have the scheduling | | | | many will waste a lot of time doing so. Others view |
| capacity and credentials for a part time job that pays | | | | the academic system as a institutionalized method for |
| close to minimum wage. | | | | establishing conformity that needs to be circumvented |
| In other words, the deck seems to be stacked against | | | | by any means possible. Most will eventually come |
| students who don't have financial support from their | | | | around, and the sooner they do, the sooner they can |
| family or whose families are simply unable to help | | | | begin to enjoy all that a college education can provide. |