College Tuition
College tuition is a very important topic in the country today. College has become so popular it is almost like high school education. The prices to attend have also gone up by a lot. The average college tuition cost is $9,410. That is for in-state colleges, but for out-of-state colleges it is $23,893. These cost are very expensive for a person coming out of high school, but the education is pretty much needed to get a decent career. A person can get great grades and score great on tests, but can sometimes not afford getting in because of tuition prices. There are many cases of people having this problem online. There are many organizations that have been trying to fix this problem, one of them being a campaign for president run by Bernie Sanders. He is running one of the many organizations that have been putting effort to this situation. People should have equal opportunity to go to a university or some other college. This problem has been well known through the United States of America lately, and is being recognized by people with higher power.
According to an article written by CNN Money, David Nguyen was a teenager who really wanted to get into college in Boston, the city he loved. He tried to figure out a solution to the financial needs of the college. He got his GPA up to 3.9 and scored a 30 on his ACT. According to the article, “He got into Tufts University, the school outside of Boston that admits just 17% of applicants and ranks in the top 30 schools in the country.” The college tuition at the school was $63,000 a year, and he was expecting a decent scholarship to help him out with the whopping amount of money. The school only gave him less than half of what he expected to get. His parents could most likely not pay $50,000 a year, so as a forced decision David decided he was going to go to an in-state school. He had the grades for the school but just didn't have enough money to go.
The Bernie Sanders organization is working to elect Bernie Sanders for president. One of the main goals of their organization is to get the United States of America to get free college tuition is you work hard on your schooling. They also want to stop the federal government from using student loans. The organization announced it was running on April 30th, 2015. It was announced from Bernie Sanders’ headquarters on 131 Church Street, Burlington, VT. They are still currently continuing their presidential run.
This is a trending topic currently. It has been discussed constantly throughout the news. It is hopeful that this problem of expensive tuition will be solved.
Works Cited
"Bernie Sanders." Bernie Sanders. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/11/pf/college/college-financial-aid/
So He Hustled to Get into the School of His Choice Earning a 3.9 GPA at His Competitive Michigan High School,
and Scoring a 30 on His ACT. "I Got into My Dream School, but Can't Afford to Go." CNNMoney. Cable
News Network, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.