College Admissions Bubble About To Burst Summary

In the article “Is the College Admissions Bubble About to Burst” written by Lindsey Cook (2014), she mainly expresses three points—1) increasing stress and competition that students receive in U.S. colleges 2) increasing tuition and cost of attending colleges in the U.S. 3) the increasing number of more and more new international students. I agree to her opinions of the current situation. With the increasing number of international students, the competition between each applicant increases too. According to Cook, even there are more than sufficient colleges in the U.S., but most of the students only interest in a few. The top colleges receive more applications than before, so the acceptance rate gets lower (p.92). Nowadays more stress and competition are among international students than ever before. Cook also states that the increasing number of international students gives colleges opportunity to raise the tuition. Many students couldn’t afford the large amount of tuition or loan (p.94). However, since the college degree becomes a necessary for students to live,
I believe her opinion is right. From my experience, I’ve heard a lot complains from the peer students. They are complaining about the increasing tuition. Most of the students grow up in a middle class family, the tuition could be one of the highest annual family costs but also the necessary. All the parents want their children to be educated. In order to get their offspring into colleges, they must pay for the opportunity cost. All the main concerns that expressed by Lindsey Cook mainly due to the increasing number of international students. The author addresses the topics that relate to the U.S. campus and students today. Her ideas are fully supported with data and facts. I also believe her statements because I can connect the ideas with my own experiences and the events occur surround