Trillion. It is a large number. One trillion seconds ago, it would have been about 30,000 B.C. One trillion dollars in $1,000 bills stacked, would be 63 miles high. To make one trillion dollars with a yearly salary of $40,000, it would take one person 25 million years. ("How Much”) As seen, a trillion is very large, but there is $1.26 trillion dollars worth of student debt. ("A Look”) Every year this number grows. If it continues to grow, then it will continue to affect thousands of families in The United States Of America, that plan on sending their children to college. Costs are getting out of control and the proposition of making college free has become a popular choice to fixing the college debt problem. But, there are many more propositions
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Some are known by many and used by many, and others, people do not know much about. The first is National Grants. Three types of grants fall under this category (“Ten Ways Reasons”), Pell Grants; money government provided that does not need to be paid back ("What Is a Pell Grant."), Academic Competitiveness Grants; encourages students to take harder high school classes and move toward more difficult majors ("ACG"), and National SMART Grants; the SMART stands for Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent and the idea is to encourage more students to move towards science and math fields. ("Academic”) Another free money option, Scholarships; Civic Organizations and Religious Institutions. The last free money option that will be discussed is service commitment. Just like the two options above, there is something that must be done to receive money. Unlike writing out a paper or filling out a form, service commitment requires personal time. There is AmeriCorps; helping out communities in America, Peace Corps; helping countries in need, usually third world countries, (“Ten Ways”) and Military; joining you can earn on average of $4,500 annually for college costs. (Wilson) Lastly, there is a negotiation, this is what not many know about. The tuition price is set and then is can be negotiated down to a price more reasonable. (“Ten Ways”) Making college more
Some are known by many and used by many, and others, people do not know much about. The first is National Grants. Three types of grants fall under this category (“Ten Ways Reasons”), Pell Grants; money government provided that does not need to be paid back ("What Is a Pell Grant."), Academic Competitiveness Grants; encourages students to take harder high school classes and move toward more difficult majors ("ACG"), and National SMART Grants; the SMART stands for Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent and the idea is to encourage more students to move towards science and math fields. ("Academic”) Another free money option, Scholarships; Civic Organizations and Religious Institutions. The last free money option that will be discussed is service commitment. Just like the two options above, there is something that must be done to receive money. Unlike writing out a paper or filling out a form, service commitment requires personal time. There is AmeriCorps; helping out communities in America, Peace Corps; helping countries in need, usually third world countries, (“Ten Ways”) and Military; joining you can earn on average of $4,500 annually for college costs. (Wilson) Lastly, there is a negotiation, this is what not many know about. The tuition price is set and then is can be negotiated down to a price more reasonable. (“Ten Ways”) Making college more