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