Argumentative Essay About Start Saving College

Ever since I was a little kid, I always heard my parents talk about how they needed to start saving for my college. That seemed unimportant to me because I knew that I wouldn’t start college for many years. Both of my parents went to college without having a large financial backing so the concept of saving for college never seemed relevant to me. When I was a little bit older, I began to understand why it was important to start saving money. My uncle, who became an optometrist, had many financial difficulties because of his college expenses. After graduating, he had to take two jobs just to start paying off his debt while living in very uncomfortable conditions. His college debt prevented him from being able to start his career after he graduated, acting as a chain on him from reaching his potential. His experience and the notoriety that …show more content…
Before reading the article, I was unaware that college tuition costs had increased so drastically over the past few decades. It was also surprising to learn that many students today are graduating with over $20,000 in debt. Those are eye opening facts to me and deserve attention. However, some of the articles arguments weren’t as convincing. When the article spoke about the U.S. falling in the list of college graduate percentages, it seemed like that could be down to one of many reasons besides costs of attendance. Also the article makes debt seem like it is a perpetual burden on the graduate. Debt can be manageable by being proactive and reasonable in purchases. Finally, the article doesn’t give a reasonable solution as to how to make college free. The author, Vanden Huevel, is an outspoken liberal so her views are biased and don’t take any other side’s consideration. The U.S. is ever changing in its economic plans so in order for there to be a permanent solution, it would need to involve a non-partisan outlook at the