Like Maria De Leon in her article “LowerCost For College Education”, I value an affordable education. It takes a lot to
not only apply and motivate oneself towards obtaining an education, but also to
gear up for the incredible expenses that higher education promises. Having
little to no choice but to accept the fact that college costs a great deal of
money, students must figure something out in order to obtain the degree they
hope for. In many cases anything, and I mean ANYTHING helps.
Now, this
new bill that Rick Perry is advocating for seems pretty helpful. Obtaining a
Bachelors degree for under $10,000? That’s crazy! It sounds like a huge help to
those of us who are straining for cash to pay for college. Putting myself in
the shoes of a high school student needing money for college, I think I would
do whatever it took to become part of a program like this. It would have been
interesting to see a perspective of one of these students, or maybe even the opinion
of a professional. I completely agree that the guidelines for this program
would not only encourage students to work hard for what they want, but would
also show how badly a person wants to participate.
In my
opinion, De Leon makes a strong argument and had a very informative context. I
appreciate the fact that she could relate to a lot of individuals- including
myself- on multiple levels. Hopefully, there will be more programs and more
opportunities for funding towards education in the future. For now, there is a
lot we can do to gear ourselves towards a more affordable education.
