The Importance Of Achieving The American Dream
The American Dream, generally defined as the ideal that citizens can achieve success through hard work and determination. In other words, if citizens work hard enough, they will be able to take care of their family, ensure a good future for their children, pay the bills, and still have extra money to live comfortably, even after retirement. But today, is this dream still possible? The truth is that, although it is something attainable, for most it will always be just a dream. There are many factors that come in the way of reaching the American Dream for example the high cost of education, social differences and failure. The high cost of education, specifically college, plays a big role when it comes to achieving the American Dream. For most
people, going to college is the dream itself. They can choose what to study and it will ensure them a good job in the future, but the high cost of getting this type of education is a big issue, reason why many give up their dream of one day having a college degree. Of course, there are many ways to pay for college. Applying for scholarships is the most common way for students to bring down the bill and ,if they are lucky enough, they might end up not having to pay anything at all. For others, whose scholarships only cover a small portion of the expenses or were not able to get any, there are other options. One is getting a job while studying, but again, this is not a very successful method since it won't pay for much and it's very time consuming. Another common way for students to pay for college is by getting loans, but this leaves them in a great debt afterwards, and even though they will probably have a good job since that’s what they studied so much for, after graduation is when “real life” starts. Meaning, aside from having to pay for big student loans, they will also be paying for bills, a place to live and life expenses. It ends up becoming a struggle, a never ending cycle of living with just enough to pay for basic needs.
people, going to college is the dream itself. They can choose what to study and it will ensure them a good job in the future, but the high cost of getting this type of education is a big issue, reason why many give up their dream of one day having a college degree. Of course, there are many ways to pay for college. Applying for scholarships is the most common way for students to bring down the bill and ,if they are lucky enough, they might end up not having to pay anything at all. For others, whose scholarships only cover a small portion of the expenses or were not able to get any, there are other options. One is getting a job while studying, but again, this is not a very successful method since it won't pay for much and it's very time consuming. Another common way for students to pay for college is by getting loans, but this leaves them in a great debt afterwards, and even though they will probably have a good job since that’s what they studied so much for, after graduation is when “real life” starts. Meaning, aside from having to pay for big student loans, they will also be paying for bills, a place to live and life expenses. It ends up becoming a struggle, a never ending cycle of living with just enough to pay for basic needs.