Pell Grant

June 15, 2012 marked a very important milestone for the millions of undocumented students in the United States. It was on this date that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was announced. This executive order gave deportation relief to millions of students and allowed them to obtain a social security number, a work permit, and in most states, a driver’s license (Adams 50). A very important motive for this executive order was to facilitate undocumented students to pursue higher…

George W. Bush ran for president in 2000. The candidates running against Bush included: Al Gore for the Democratic party and a third party candidate Ralph Nader. During the election, the United States was dealing with many different issues. Some of these issues were health care, the economy and education (George). Bush made promises for his campaign based on the issues that the United States was associated with. Bush’s 2000 campaign was successful because of his domestic promises, Gore’s…

The Financial Aid Handbook: Getting the Education You Want for the Price You Can Afford : Carol Stack (Author), Ruth Vedvik (Author), May 15, 2011 The Career Pres Inc. I think The Financial Aid Handbook is one of the ultimate financial aid books. Carol Stack and Ruth Vendik are authors of the book. They lay out very clearly how universities determine the financial aid amount a student will be expected based upon what the post-secondary institutions consider to be a desirable student. It is a…

unfortunately it will simply not be enough to pay for all of schooling. With this in mind I have decided to apply for as many scholarships as I can in hopes of obtaining financial aid to put towards college. By making barely enough money to not qualify for pell grant it has pressured me into looking…

College education is beneficial for everyone and should become an affordable option. Not only does a college degree expand opportunities for jobs for most people, colleges’ liberal arts education is desirable to achieve an open-minded, educated populace. However, since colleges are expensive and often lead to debts, people are either being driven away by high tuition costs or being eaten up by the student loan system. It is a common goal for most people to make college more affordable. To…

There was nothing in their behavior which I could not expect based on my experience. Some people who come to college do not have intent of getting an education; they just want to receive a Financial Aid, because they have been told that Pell Grant is a “free” money to them. And when admission representative as myself explain them that they won’t be able to receive anything in their pocket until they graduate- they get pretty frustrated and change their mind about enrolling. I always feel…

The education system has been a burden to many middle-class Americans. According to Robert Putnam, professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School says students worry about their family’s income rather than focus his or her education and smart poor kids have a low chance to graduate from college than a rich dumb kid because of the lack of resource available to them. Especially, finding jobs can be complicated when many middle-class jobs “favor the more educated” for qualifications. To those…

Like many American people, I am currently going through college to pursue a higher education in hope that I will land a well paying in job in my field of study. That is how our society’s socioeconomic ladder works; once you graduate high school, you then go to college if you are able to afford it so you can land a job making middle class income in order to live out “The American Dream”. But with college tuition being at an all time high and student loan debt crippling most college grads, it is…

California Teachers Association is not yet over with. CIR President Terry Pell explained, “We believe this case is too significant to let a split decision stand and we will file a petition for re-hearing with the Supreme Court… the Court will have a compelling reason to grant a rehearing because the case presents a question of fundamental rights, and by law, a tie vote by the Supreme Court does not settle a legal question;…

When it comes to my family, my mother never completed college. She raised four children by herself and gave us the choice to go to college. My mother never pressured us into going to school. However, I felt college was something I had to do. Being a first generation college student means a lot to me. It will prove that I do not have to be a product of my environment. Regardless of the circumstances that are around me, I don't have to be a statistic. Growing up not seeing many successful people,…