ballots and bailouts

daily dos

wed 10/29/2008

The cost of education continues to rise, with tuition and fees at four-year universities increasing by seven percent at public colleges and six percent at private colleges, according to a report from the College Board.

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12 responses to “daily dos: ballots and bailouts”

well well well.........looks ike im not goin 2 college am i.....but why education? salaries aint goin up and da minimum wage sure aint! workin at Mcdonalds aint gonna do it 4 me eh.....Damn ppl just money, money and more money

ferrarison

10/30/2008

That sucks. How are any of us going to go to college?

Jorge C

10/30/2008

Dam u guys...
Im barely gonna start college in Janurary..
Y ya me estan suviendo el Price..

Dont U guys want people to go to College..
u aint gonna have alot of students cause ur
rising the prices.. =P

♥Mizz Guera♥

10/30/2008

So much for "we need to better ourselves" the only people that can afford it are the ones with rich parents...and they got it made wether they go to college or not....fair? think not...

Lucy

10/30/2008

i agree lucy not eveyone is rich ya know

Puertorican Princess

10/30/2008

guess u really cant improve your self now

MIKE

10/30/2008

IM SOO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE COMMENTED... SADLY HIGUER TUITION AFFECTS AND HURTS STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THE MOST!
THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL! BUT PLEASE DONT LET THIS DISCOURAGE YOU.. LET ME GIVE YOU GUYS A SCENARIO..
I WENT TO ONE OF THE WORST SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT, A SCHOOL TORN BY GANS, AND VIOLENCE AND DROP OUT RATES UP THE ROOF! I DIDNT ALLOW THE "BAD STEREOTYPE" TO AFFECT ME, AND I WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACHIEVE MY HIGHEST POTENTIAL IN HS, I BECAME PART OF THE MAGNET SCHOOL THERE, I JOINED THE EARLY START TO COLLEGE PROGRAM, I WAS PART OF EVERY CLUB YOU COULD THINK OF, I WAS A CHEERLEADER AND HAD A PART TIME JOB TO PAY FOR ALL MY HS NEEDS.. COLLEGE WAS NEVER A QUESTION, IT WAS ALWAYS A GUARANTEE FOR ME. I KNEW EDUCATION WOULD BE MY TOOL TO SUCCED! BUT WHEN I GOT MY PACKETS AND FINANCIAL AID INFO FOR THE COLLEGES I WANTED TO GO TO.. I WAS HEARTBROKEN! BESIDES GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS... I STILL NEEDED MORE THAN $10 THOUSAND A YEAR TO GO TO COLLEGE AND PAY FOR MY TUITION... AND I DIDNT LET THAT DESTROY ALL THAT I HAD WORKED SO HARD FOR, MY GOALS OR MY SPIRIT... INSTEAD I APPLIED FOR MORE SCHOLARSHIPS, I GOT JOBS WHILE IN COLLEGE AND LOANS TO PAY FOR MY EDUCATION. IT WASNT FAIR, BECAUSE I HAD FRIENDS WHO HAD IT EASY, THEIR PARENTS PAID FOR EVERYTHING, THEY DIDNT HAVE TO WORK OR GET LOANS- GOOD FOR THEM! BUT WHEN I GOT THAT DIPLOMA, THAT DEGREE MEANT SO MUCH MORE TO ME, BECAUSE I HAD WORKED SOO HARD FOR IT. HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND PASSION AND YOU WILL ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO DO. DREAMS COME TRUE ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO PURSUE THEM.
WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, BUT DONT ALLOW HIGUER TUTITION TO RUIN YOUR FUTURE... TURN IT AROUND.. AND MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU- TO PROOVE THAT IT CAN BE DONE!! ;-)

Yarel

10/30/2008

yarel, that was so deep.
and im so proud of u girl.!!

Michelle =]

10/30/2008

I would love for these universities to explain the economical reason that tuition has risen this high. It is nothing but greed.

ELBOW

10/30/2008

WOW YAREL... I KNEW YOU WERE SMART REVENTONERA BUT DAMM GIRL YOUR A FIGHTER AND A TRUE MEXICAN TALENT! WE SHOULD HAVE MORE MEXICAN-AMERICANS LIKE YOU REPRESENTING US AND HELPING US ON TELEVISION. YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE AND THAT FAMILIAR VOICE AND FACE THAT WE CAN ALL RELATE TO AND WE CAN USE AS AN EXAMPLE. PEOPLE LIKE YOU DEMONSTRATE OUR STRUGGLES AND HOW WE CAN OVERCOME THEM, AND SUCCEED IN WHY OUR PARENTS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN IN POSITIONS LIKE THE ONE YOU ARE IN. CONGRATULATIONS!