Oregon State University

year through scholarships, grants, and federal loans to attend Oregon State University in total comes to $31,415 out of the total cost of attendance, which is $43,896. After subtracting the amount of aid given from the total cost of attendance a year, the total left to pay out of pocket comes to $12,481 a year. The financial aid programs from which I receive aid from include the following: EOP beaver Scholarship ($900), Golden State Scholarship ($5,000), Federal Pell Grant ($5,765), Federal SEOG…

inferior quality. If we make universities entirely free, the quality of the education would be comprised. In “Is College Doomed?” Graeme Wood informs us of Minerva, an online university that reformed higher education by mainly removing the unnecessary, reducing the cost of their tuition. Barbara Dudley, the founder of the Oregon Working Families Party which helped confront student debt, explains the benefits of paying tuition costs after graduation in her article, “The Oregon…

While there have been many documented cases of universities engaging in institutional betrayal, it is not only limited to collegiate settings. Another environment that seems particularly prone to institutional betrayal concerning sexual assault claims is the United States military. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is positively linked to suicidal ideation (Monteith et al., 2016). From the documentary we watched…

changes the lives of many, whether it’s from the memories you make, or the things you learn. My oldest sister, Aiyana Ooki, is currently in her second year of graduate school. Aiyana is 23 years old, currently living in her own apartment in Hillsboro, Oregon. As there is quite an age gap, with her being about 10 years older, I never got to talk to her much. I decided she would be perfect to interview about her college experience. I started off with easy questions, which she answered…

salary. ESPN writer Michael Wilbon, states, “I wouldn 't be the slightest bit interested in distributing the funds equitably or even paying every college athlete. I 'm interested in seeing the people who produce the revenue share a teeny, tiny slice of it.” This is the argument that they use to support their cause. The NCAA annually makes $912 million for televising and conducting every athletic (“College Athletes Deserve to Be Paid”). Many on the opposing side state that since college…

national champion. This new and interesting championship method started in 2014, with top four teams in the nation, Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Ohio State, squaring off in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl to determine who would challenge each other in the National Championship in Arlington, Texas. Sugar Bowl champion Ohio State made history by defeating Rose Bowl winner Oregon in the first ever National Championship. But, this championship series started to raise some eyebrows and evoke some…

burden of paying for university. Among these students, there are quite a few who struggle to pay those loans off since college expenses can often be very high. In fact, the United States has accumulated around $1.3 trillion in debt (“Quarterly Report on Household Debit and Credit 2017: Q4” 2) from student loans due to the number of students that apply for them and can’t repay them. While there are many high school students…

One evening in 2007, Jan Yonder noticed that her son, Jason, appeared to be more crestfallen than usual. Jason had been a graduate student in organic chemistry at Illinois State University; however, he struggled to find a job in his field after incurring $100,000 in student loan debt. Later that night, Jason disappeared from the family home, and concerned, his mother went to go look for him on campus. Jason’s body was later found in one of the chemistry labs, and thirty-two minutes later, Jason…

largest expense you will have besides owning a home, so is it really worth it and what are you really getting out of it? Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, professional authors and professors, authors of "Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission", states that the current education system for the most part has lost its basic mission. Which is to engage the students…

be very long but I am dedicated to accomplishing my goals. Picking the right college for me is essential in me accomplishing these goals. I have narrowed it down to three colleges to choose from: Whitworth University, OSU, and Northwest University. Whitworth University Whitworth University is located in Spokane, Washington and has a gorgeous 200 acre campus. In the past few years, they have spent $110 million in expanding their campus in areas such as: rec center, dining…