The Importance Of Debt In College
Have you ever had in mind how you would pay for your college? When most students graduate from college always have a debt to pay, about 75% of all students owe around 50,000 a year because they had to borrow money and also pay interest on it. Individuals always try to get scholarships but they think you need to be smart which in reality you don't need to be that smart. The best way to graduate college with little debt is to get scholarships, they don't need to be that large of an amount.
In college most students work because they need a way to pay for college some how. It is shown that high school students that work during high school end up with a higher GPA (Steinberg 13). When students work while going to school helps them focus more on what they want because they will be getting ready for college soon. In addition, with student loans during college it decreases the chances of a student going to grad school. However, Ohio Northern College being the most debt college makes it possible for students to have a “good” debt because they would offer small scholarships but …show more content…
In the article “ students share strategy to avoid debt” by Mark Gormus states that “ the average student graduates owing $27,000” (Gormus). This provides that most students will owe a large amount after college. This leads to grants and scholarships because those are the ones you can get money without having to pay you back. Santa Lucia, an example in his articles show that “ I would apply for 10 to 20 scholarships at a time.” (11). Also, it would be easier to get more money because there are scholarships for people that have family members with cancer, have ADHD, and for people that might be only 5 feet tall (11). This shows that there are many scholarships out there, but you just have to look for
In college most students work because they need a way to pay for college some how. It is shown that high school students that work during high school end up with a higher GPA (Steinberg 13). When students work while going to school helps them focus more on what they want because they will be getting ready for college soon. In addition, with student loans during college it decreases the chances of a student going to grad school. However, Ohio Northern College being the most debt college makes it possible for students to have a “good” debt because they would offer small scholarships but …show more content…
In the article “ students share strategy to avoid debt” by Mark Gormus states that “ the average student graduates owing $27,000” (Gormus). This provides that most students will owe a large amount after college. This leads to grants and scholarships because those are the ones you can get money without having to pay you back. Santa Lucia, an example in his articles show that “ I would apply for 10 to 20 scholarships at a time.” (11). Also, it would be easier to get more money because there are scholarships for people that have family members with cancer, have ADHD, and for people that might be only 5 feet tall (11). This shows that there are many scholarships out there, but you just have to look for