The dreams of numerous college students are being crushed before they even step through the doors of their dream university. Imagine being accepted only to see the price tag for four years at the school is a quarter of a million dollars that’s enough to make the most ambitious people stop and think. It’s way too expensive! College that is, families of all sizes are reconsidering where they send their children. Why? Some may ask this question it’s due to the rising cost of the tuition. People of all walks of life except for the richest find it hard to pursue secondary education out of fear of falling into large amounts of debt that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Examples are being made around the world about the benefits of allowing secondary education to be free or reducing the cost of schooling to make it more affordable. Finding college to except you out of high school can be hard even harder when out of the multitude of concerns: having the right grades, is your background well rounded enough for you to be considered, and how you’re going to fund the journey known as college; evidently, the …show more content…
Secondary education is a battle of dedication and perseverance, and adding on to the stress or indecisiveness of young adult before they get there start shouldn’t be what these schools are achieving. A 2011 survey by NAMI showed that “More than 45 percent of those who stopped attending college because of mental health related reasons. . .” contributing factors such as lack of financial back can cause this effect on individuals. College pricing isn’t particularly tied