Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Class Discussion 2/11/13
One of the things I would like to expand on from our discussion is when we were talking about scholarships. When I was applying for college I did not apply for one scholarship. This is not because I was lazy. I did not apply because I know my parents are better off than other families. I know my parents can afford my college with out scholarships. There are other students in the world who could definitely use the scholarship money and I would not want to take that opportunity away from them. I also think that the private scholarships do a very good job selecting who gets the scholarship based on the deductions they make. Most of the scholarships I have seen my friends apply for, they had to write a paper based on either why they think they should receive the money or another though provoking prompt. Federal money on the other hand, I think is exploited and needs to be modified. Not every one in this country should go to college, and their are some kids who deserve college more then anyone else but don't receive the amount of help needed. To receive federal money you should be able to show that you can work hard. To many people who don't really need the money receive it and then don't take college seriously and end up flunking out. These are just my opinions and what I saw in our long debate/discussion.
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To receive federal money you should be able to show that you can work hard. I totally agree with that statement due to the fact that so much money to just being tossed away due to students that get to pay for college so easily then end up dropping or flunking out. Do you think there is a way that the federal departments could test a student ability to work hard while making it a level playing field for all to earn financial help? It is a very difficult task but do you think it could ever be done?
ReplyDeleteTo expand on what Lynnsey said, I had another question: What, if any restrictions do you think the government might impose on those students qualifying for aid? should we select based on test scores or recommendations? This is tricky, because imposing certain restrictions seems to convert need-based scholarships to more merit-based ones. I am not sure how to do a better job determining who really deserves this goverment money, but there's got to be a way the IRS can help to further prevent undeserving people from getting funds others could put to better use.
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