As the school year rolls on by, I am enjoying my senior year with friends and family as I take a part in the last year of all my favorite activities in high school. I am beginning to apply to colleges across the nation, trying to find the best place to take the next step in my life. When looking at colleges, I look for the opportunity to choose between a community college or a big university, how far will I be from home, the choice between public or private colleges, and at the end of the day, the tuition cost is what will mostly determine where I will go after high school. As I received letter after letter, email after email about where I might go next, I know that I am not in this situation alone. Millions of other graduating seniors are
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When looking for a college, most students look into the possibility of going out of state to get away from their parents and their lives at home. About 11% of all students travel five hundred miles or more away from home so they can be independent and have the true college experience. The places that attract many of these students wanting to leave home are Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Brown. The tuitions are all very high for out of state costs, but those who look for these elite schools are willing to pay for the cost. They will go to far distances so they can explore the world away from home. The young adults see a life away from home and college as the best way to live on their own for once in the students’ lives. On the other hand, most students want to stay in-state and close to home. These students stay in state so they can go home when they need to, they will take the time to look for schools close by to fit their degree of study, and the state tuition is much less than out of state. The students who stay in state stay close to home because they face income levels, the cost of the schooling, and the quality of the schools these students have to pay for …show more content…
They ask me if I’m going to follow in my sister’s step and go to a community college first or go right off to a four-year university like my older brother. Before I could ever make my final decision on where I will go, I go through a learning process about every college in applying to. I, like every other incoming freshman next year will first look at community colleges versus four-year institutions. Next, students everywhere have to wonder if they want to stay close to home and attend in state schools, or if they want to get truly far away and go to out of state schools. Then, I, like others, wonder if a small private school with its smaller classes or the diversity of a big university or college will be better for me. But every choice breaks down to the numbers and the fee of college living. But before I get scared away with the pricey expenditure of college, I know that there are ways to pay for college rather than taking out loans. In the end, I am like every other young adult out there. All high school senior and many first-time college goers all ask the same questions. And whatever or wherever the next step is, this choice will forever pave the path to the
When looking for a college, most students look into the possibility of going out of state to get away from their parents and their lives at home. About 11% of all students travel five hundred miles or more away from home so they can be independent and have the true college experience. The places that attract many of these students wanting to leave home are Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Brown. The tuitions are all very high for out of state costs, but those who look for these elite schools are willing to pay for the cost. They will go to far distances so they can explore the world away from home. The young adults see a life away from home and college as the best way to live on their own for once in the students’ lives. On the other hand, most students want to stay in-state and close to home. These students stay in state so they can go home when they need to, they will take the time to look for schools close by to fit their degree of study, and the state tuition is much less than out of state. The students who stay in state stay close to home because they face income levels, the cost of the schooling, and the quality of the schools these students have to pay for …show more content…
They ask me if I’m going to follow in my sister’s step and go to a community college first or go right off to a four-year university like my older brother. Before I could ever make my final decision on where I will go, I go through a learning process about every college in applying to. I, like every other incoming freshman next year will first look at community colleges versus four-year institutions. Next, students everywhere have to wonder if they want to stay close to home and attend in state schools, or if they want to get truly far away and go to out of state schools. Then, I, like others, wonder if a small private school with its smaller classes or the diversity of a big university or college will be better for me. But every choice breaks down to the numbers and the fee of college living. But before I get scared away with the pricey expenditure of college, I know that there are ways to pay for college rather than taking out loans. In the end, I am like every other young adult out there. All high school senior and many first-time college goers all ask the same questions. And whatever or wherever the next step is, this choice will forever pave the path to the