{"id":2097,"date":"2017-11-29T22:42:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T03:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2017-11-29T22:42:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T03:42:21","slug":"why-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/11\/29\/why-so-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Why so Much?"},"content":{"rendered":"

College ever wondered why it’s so expensive? Semesters ranging at about $8,000 in the 1980\u2019s is now at least $40,000 today. \u201cWith tuitions at many Universities now exceeding $40,000 per year, even a plethora of financial aid opportunities and scholarships leave the average student approaching or upwards of six figures in debt as a result of their four year degree\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0Why is college so expensive? Mrs. Kobeissi responded, \u201cI\u2019m not really sure I know, there are a lot of expenses for the university such as professors, and I know a lot of classes I had, had different fees for the technology and most of the supplies we were using, that we did not pay for on our own\u201d. \u201cBut even then all that stuff aside, I still think that it is ridiculously expensive to get an education in this country\u201d. Mrs. Oatley replied, \u201cpartially because of the researches that they do in the colleges, that requires a lot of money, and partially because they can charge that much money\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0How did you pay for your college expenses? Mrs. Kobeissi answered, \u201cso undergraduate I was fortunate and actually had scholarships, and didn’t pay any money out of pocket\u201d. She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not that I didn\u2019t appreciate it at the time, I think because I didn\u2019t have to pay it’s nothing I really thought about\u201d. \u201cBut then when I got my masters degree and didn’t have scholarships, it was all student loans, after I graduated and saw the total amount, it was like a whoa type of eye opening experience, and know that’s all on me to pay\u201d. Mrs. Oatley responded, \u201cI had received some scholarships for my undergrad and grad school, my parents helped pay some, and I was a resident advisor so I had my room and board paid for by the university\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0Where do you think all your college money goes? Mrs Kobeissi acknowledged, \u201cwhether that be in the form of professors, whether or not the university expands, and if new programs are being offered\u201d. Mrs. Oatley stated, \u201csome may go to research, to the professors, and I’m not really sure I know where the rest goes\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0Why did you go to school? Mrs. Kobeissi replied, \u201cI value my education, and it goes hand, and hand if you’d like to have a career and earn a living, that you get an education\u201d. \u201cI took those two things into account and it was something that I automatically went like ok, right after highschool this is what I\u2019m doing, I didn’t stop, I went threw, got my underdegree, had a brake, then went back for my masters degree\u201d. Mrs. Oatley stated, \u201cI went to college because of the job I wanted to pursue, I wanted to be an engineer, and a teacher, and I needed a college degree to be able to do any of those\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0Why do you think college is so important? Mrs. Kobeissi responded, \u201cIt\u2019s important for you as an individual to become educated, I think it’s so important especially given weather it be a political environment, or whatever it is of importance to the worlds that I think being ignorant prevents us from finding a solution to the world’s problems\u201d. \u201cI think that when you have that education that you have, you at least have a foundation, and the right skill set to think freely and independently, and make educated choices about things\u201d. \u201cAnd for me as a person I wanted to be that well rounded educated person, and unfortunately, and fortunately for you to make a decent living the way our society works, is that at the minimum you’ll need a bachelor’s degree to do that, and so you have to go to college\u201d. Mrs. Oatley replied, \u201cacademically college is important because it makes you think, and socially particularly if you go away for school, it\u2019s a nice transition into adulthood, where you have to start taking care of yourself\u201d. \u201cSo college is important both socially, and emotionally, as well as academically, and professionally\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Journalist, Norma Makki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

College ever wondered why it’s so expensive? Semesters ranging at about $8,000 in the 1980\u2019s is now at least $40,000 today. \u201cWith tuitions at many Universities now exceeding $40,000 per year, even a plethora of financial aid opportunities and scholarships leave the average student approaching or upwards of six figures in debt as a result …<\/p>\n

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