Credit Cards and College Students
College Students and Credit Cards
Lee Hannah
University of Phoenix Online
University Composition and Communication II COM/156
LaKeah Wilkins / Instructor
October 3, 2010
College Students and Credit Cards
Many students obtain a credit card while attending college. Credit card companies go to the campus to target college students. Most students apply and receive at least two credit cards while enrolled in school. Credit card companies see college students as good customers who will use the card in a responsible way (D’Agostino, 2001). College students find themselves in credit card debt because they do not know to use credit cards properly, the high interest rates and not making their payments on time. About 76 percent of college students say they have been targeted by credit card companies through tables they have set up on campus. Many college students have said they been offered a gift to sign up (Chu, 2008). Many parents of college students want their child to obtain a credit card to learn financial responsibility. College students hold an average of $2,200 in credit debt (Lazarony, 1998). Many students believe that they can spend what they want to and pay it back when they obtain a job. College students have become a target for banks because students have few financial ties. Banks compete against each other to provide students with credit cards in hope that the student will use the bank later in life for a car loan or mortgage loan. Many students find themselves in high debt because of credit cards they obtain in college because they do not know how to properly use them. Students think of their credit card as money to buy whatever they want. Students should use their credit cards for school-related purposes such as books, room and board, and food or for emergencies or a ticket to go home. Instead, many students use the cards to shop in places like the grocery store, department stores, restaurants, and electronic stores.
An interest rate is the
Lee Hannah
University of Phoenix Online
University Composition and Communication II COM/156
LaKeah Wilkins / Instructor
October 3, 2010
College Students and Credit Cards
Many students obtain a credit card while attending college. Credit card companies go to the campus to target college students. Most students apply and receive at least two credit cards while enrolled in school. Credit card companies see college students as good customers who will use the card in a responsible way (D’Agostino, 2001). College students find themselves in credit card debt because they do not know to use credit cards properly, the high interest rates and not making their payments on time. About 76 percent of college students say they have been targeted by credit card companies through tables they have set up on campus. Many college students have said they been offered a gift to sign up (Chu, 2008). Many parents of college students want their child to obtain a credit card to learn financial responsibility. College students hold an average of $2,200 in credit debt (Lazarony, 1998). Many students believe that they can spend what they want to and pay it back when they obtain a job. College students have become a target for banks because students have few financial ties. Banks compete against each other to provide students with credit cards in hope that the student will use the bank later in life for a car loan or mortgage loan. Many students find themselves in high debt because of credit cards they obtain in college because they do not know how to properly use them. Students think of their credit card as money to buy whatever they want. Students should use their credit cards for school-related purposes such as books, room and board, and food or for emergencies or a ticket to go home. Instead, many students use the cards to shop in places like the grocery store, department stores, restaurants, and electronic stores.
An interest rate is the
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