I think that this article is extremely relatable. Most kids our age are stressed about finding ways to pay for an absurdly expensive college education. College in this day and age is ridiculously expensive. Staying in state in one thing, but if you’re hoping to go out of state, that’s another story. There are schools that are upwards of $70,000 per year. I think that everybody should have the opportunity to go out of state for college at an affordable price. The current college financial situation is ridiculous. Here’s an article that you may find interesting: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-joseph/its-too-expensive-to-go-t_b_3935231.html
Great post!

Hannah I think this topic is very important and especially is relatable for high school students transitioning to college. College has become very expensive and it is hard for some families to pay even if you are a brilliant student. It saddens me that people who want to learn and get a job are hindered by money. When you do get a loan it puts you in a major hole from the time you graduation making your life a lot harder. I think college should be more affordable especially for people trying to go out of state. Things defiantly need to change for students to have a profitable future.

I agree with this article college is very expensive and many students have a hard time paying off the debts. When students take out loans, it does put them in further debt and they wont able to pay it off. It will take them a very long time to pay off the debt. College is expensive and people should know this.

Hannah, I think you brought up an important topic. The financial struggle for students is something that should be brought up in society.

I thought this topic was very interesting because many of us will be attending college in the Fall and may have to consider taking out a loan. I, too, agree that while student loans are a pain and may seem too expensive, they are worth it to complete college and find a well paying job. The point at the end was also very strong about assessing what you really want to major in before you bet too much on your future for a student loan. You may find this article helpful in future research: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gobankingrates/student-loan-debt-is-coll_b_10337216.html .

Hi Hannah, I really enjoyed this essay because it makes me think, as a high school senior, about where my life is heading and what I need to do to prepare. I think the most important advise I have been given is to decide my major and stick with it because the addition of more debt will only hurt you and set you back. I see myself changing my major however and that is why it has been the only subject I have been focused on for the last while because I need to decide. The benifits do outway the costs but only when you go about college the right way and don’t just mess around.
Thanks, Simon

Hannah, I really liked this article because we are seniors and we are having to go through this soon. Especially if we don’t have the job we want yet, paying off the debt is going to be extremely hard. I agree that student loans should be decreased significantly so that we can have a better education and not worry about what is happening with their financial situation. Here is an article about the interests rates of student loans and how they are rising more and more:https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/student-loan-interest-rates-edge-higher-and-higher.html

Hannah, I found this interesting. This could very well pose a problem to the younger generations in maintaining a standard of living. Occupations value only higher education in most situations. Students are pressured to compete for recognized institutions. This attitude towards a higher education will only result in a collapsing economy decades in the future. As you said, many of these loans are restricting people who are newly entering the job market to invest or spend money to future stimulate the economy. I’m sure you will find these statistics interesting about students in ivy leagues: https://blog.collegevine.com/the-demographics-of-the-ivy-league/

Hannah,
I enjoyed reading your article as we are seniors and this is an issue we will face in the near future. Student loans should be decreased but it wont happen quickly. In this article http://college.usatoday.com/2016/07/11/heres-how-to-reduce-your-student-loan-debt-while-still-in-college/#
it talks about the best ways to reduce debt out of college and even with these strategies most people will still end up paying money back for college.

Hannah,
I agree that the government needs to assist more with student loans. And help especially with making college more affordable, to combat not having to have student loans or at least not having to have as much in loans im going through the military so that the government pays more of my tuition. And even this is not enough, I learned that to go to UofM the Tuition for 4 years is $100,000 and the military could only cover half that, that’s still 50k and an average person can not pay that much. That’s why college needs to be cheaper and more assistance is needed for student loans.