Summary: The New American Dream

The New American Dream The idea of living, “The American Dream,” has shifted quite a lot since past generations. In the past, the American Dream was thought to be an easy thing to achieve, but now, teenagers are coming to the realization that it is more difficult than it used to be. College is one of the most important things to achieve the American Dream, and college is not cheap or easy, and this has become a hard reality to teenagers of today’s society. College is not the only factor in living the American Dream, though. Money in general is very important; having a great job makes people money, or just growing up in a wealthy family. Sometimes, money can get people farther in life than college is able to. If someone does not have the financial funds to attend college (or to live without college), attaining the American Dream can be much more difficult. The American Dream is becoming harder and harder to get each day because the cost of college and living has skyrocketed up so much. According to the
Well, that young adult now has debt. Debt from college is not a very uncommon thing, actually, it is very common amongst many young people after college. “Seven in 10 seniors (69%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2013 had student loan debt, with an average of $28,400 per borrower. This represents a two percent increase from the average debt of 2012 public and nonprofit graduates,” (ticas.org). Debt directly after college is not a fun thing, and depending on how long someone had been away at college, the amount of money they must pay can change. Carol Hostetter, Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger, and Leila Wood say, “In this version of the American Dream, anyone can go to college IF they have the resources, are ok about going into debt, can somehow get the coveted scholarship, are willing to go to community college, or come from a family of