Argumentative Essay On Financial Aid

Financial aid has been an extraordinary tool for my advancement in higher education. Without it I certainly wouldn't be in this class today, that said financial aid is right in the "middle" of being a positive and negative experience in my opinion. It seems like there are so many options for success when it comes to paying tuition, yet that hasn't been the case for me. Every year has been a struggle in some shape or form, and some of the help I did have is no longer available. Quickly, I will discuss what help I receive, my search for help, and my view on tuition.

I have the Hope Scholarship. It only covers 1/3rd of my tuition not including books or any other necessities. Be that as it may, the scholarship knocks off a pretty big portion of tuition and I know for sure, if I did not have it, I would have taken out multiple loans. I used to have a Pell grant; in my first semester, I was awarded a small grant of two thousand dollars, but, before I could receive it all, I was told that my parents made too much money even though we still struggle with day-to-day finances. That was four years ago and we make even less now than we did then, at the same time I still don't have an offer for another grant.

I search for scholarships very frequently,
I'm right in the middle. I praise the system for the help I do have, however I wish I had a little more. Loans are simply not a good option for me due to the national average of student debt, besides the goal of college was to make sure I earned a great future -- not to ensure that I am in debt for most of the second half of my life. It seems that you must have a great support system if you want to get out of college debt free. Thankfully I have that and, even though we're not the richest, I believe that someway my family and I will find a way to get things