Financial Aid Argumentative Essay

Financial Aid was created to increase enrollment rates for higher education. Financial aid helps those in need to continue their education. However, financial aid does not help everyone. It is expected of young adults to further their education to get a good job, even if they do not have the money to do so. Because of these expectations, the price of college tuition has increased dramatically over the years. Due to the increase in tuition, middle class families can no longer afford to pay for their child’s education, causing students to work to pay for college because they do not qualify for financial aid. With the criteria set for financial aid, it is becoming more difficult for middle-class students to afford college. College students who work to support themselves and their families should be granted much more financial aid than they currently receive.
Grants, scholarships, and loans are the most popular forms of financial aid. To be eligible for college grants and/or scholarships, students have to meet a certain criteria. Grades and income is an important asset to receiving most grants and scholarships. A student can receive grants or scholarships by their GPA out of high school. Yet sometimes that’s not enough. Financial aid is also based off a students and/or parents income, and if the parents make over a certain amount of money, the student does not qualify for certain grants or scholarships. It is easy to see that it is close to impossible for middle-class families to pay for college when they have a mortgage and more than one child. In some instances, parents do not financially support their child, forcing their child to work right after high school graduation to support them self and pay for their college education. It’s not fair for financial aid to be partially based off of parents or guardians income as well as the students especially if the parents are not financially supporting their