Local Conversations talks with UNC student and community journalist Katie Spencer on Community journalism and Carrboro Commons http://carrborocommons
Duration : 5 min 14 sec
Advance Your Career With a College Degree
Local Conversations talks with UNC student and community journalist Katie Spencer on Community journalism and Carrboro Commons http://carrborocommons
Duration : 5 min 14 sec
After reading many articles geared towards college grads I was able to find out quickly that most college grads are, on average, $16,000 in debt upon graduation. My questions is where are these kids going to school? Because from my experiences, college could never be that cheap! In December I will graduate and receive a degree in Business and I will also have $50,000 + looming over my head. This is something that has kept me awake many nights. I am stressed about this amount of debt let alone having to find a job that can pay for my loans as well as my future costs of living. While I lay there on my dilapidated bunk bed in my crappy dorm room and hear fellow peers walk to the community showers wearing their bright pink flip flops, which by the way can only save you from a few of the things growing in those showers, I truly ask myself where did my $50,000 go? Obviously not towards new housing facilities or better food in the cafeteria. Did it go towards hiring higher educated professors who will mold my mind and allow me to become a wonderfully average person or did it go towards that new university statue we didn’t really need that greets our visitors at the back entrance? But all these anxieties will just be met by new ones when I enter this “real world” everyone always talks about. I know I will be lucky to get a job making $35,000. Most of the time it seems like odds are against us middle-class citizens. God knows the government won’t help us fund college and on the other hand my parents can’t financially help me either. I could look to my superior mind to help get scholarships but thanks to my local public high school, my brain is rotted. So here I am about to head back for one final semester and all I have to show for it is loans as far as the eye can see. All I can say is at least I didn’t fall to the temptation of a credit card aimed at college students. I have no doubt that I could have racked up another $50,000 just paying for textbooks and pizza.
For those of you telling me to go to a small community college, I did for two years. $48,000+ of this debt came from two and a half years at a private university.
I got through college with $11,700 in debt plus about $1,500 on my credit card, but it could have almost not happened. I originally applied to public universities but couldn't get enough financial aid (including federal loans) to cover the total cost even with my parents' contribution. So I started in community college, which I paid for without going into debt by working part time and during the summer. I got almost straight A's in community college because I knew I would need to compete when I transfer. I decided to apply for college in a different state where tuition was cheaper. I also applied to a private college in that state but didn't expect to be able to afford it. I figured I could either live in the other state until I became a resident or I could join the military if it was still too expensive. It ended up that when I got my financial aid offers, the private school gave me a huge scholarship and I could finally afford to go. It was an affluent school that was probably trying to attract students with high grades in a wealthy region of the country. I was pretty lucky though because some of the people at that same school had $30,000 in debt or more.
You'll probably do fine in the real world, but you might have to wait until some of the baby boomers retire before you get an opportunity to move up.
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I got accepted to the lower-tiered UC schools, such as UCR, UCM, and UCSC. However, I'm having mixed feelings and part of me wants to go to a community college and aim towards transferring to a higher, more prestigious school. Some of my best friends whom I've known for 10+ years are also staying home, and I feel a bit lonely knowing to be separating from them
I have heard from a LOT of ffolks that their kids have an easier time at college if they first go to a junior college then transfer to university. My friend's son was second in his graduating class, and his girlfriend was validictorian… she flunked out of Texas A&M after just one semester bc she couldn't take the pressure and keep up with the work. I say get some college life experience by getting ana apartment with friends near home, take classes at a local school, then try a 4 year university. But be sure that the classes you take will transfer to a 4 year university! A lot of beginner classes don't transfer, so ask before registering!
By the way… I am graduating from a junior college next month after 4 years. But I hae already been accepted to a 4 year university into a Masters program. I think that life would have been really hard if I had started at university first. Give yourself some time to adjust. If you aren't sure, go easy on yourself and start small.
And GOOD LUCK! I am sure you will do GREAT whatever you choose to do!!!!!
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I am aiming for something in the medical career. I have a 4.0 gpa, and i am still in the 10 grade. But i did not do good at all on the PSAT, due to lack of practice, and study. I have SAT next year, what should i do to prepare.
Also i am not very rich, and most likely wont be able to pay for college. I need to know how these processes work, financial aid, student loans , and scholarships (especially this one).
I have great teachers, and they will all give me recommendations.
Also huge factor is community service, i dont know where to start. I have a great counselor, and i know i should ask these questions to her. but i need outside opinion.
My personal statement, i have a great sad story lined, up, but dont know how i should present it.
Also i have started taking community college classes. Hope that will help. How does it help. I have taken on classes with UC/CSU college credit.
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Sounds like you're already do well with your grades, just keep it up. After you get your first A- it only goes down from there, I should know! Just study for the SAT, if your school offers study courses or your community, you should definitly take them. I did for the ACT and my score went from a 26 to a 30. For community service you should see if there is a literacy center where you can teach people. I've done that and enjoyed it. Community College classes are good. Take some AP courses as well so that you can build up on college credit, but don't forget your other classes. A girl in my school focused too much on college classes but now won't even graduate from high school though she will have her associates in college (I'm not sure how that will work out)! lol! Hope that helped! Good Luck!
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Here is my story so far, I am in my 2nd year education at a local community college. I know for a fact that I first need a 4 yr. degree and will plan on transferring to a university. Is there a particular major I should aim for that would help me get into a pilot career with the Air Force? Another problem is that I am turning 25 yrs. old this year. What scholarships/educations benefits is available for me with the Air Force? Is there a program for me where I am at right now? I appreciate everyones’ kindful answers
Your best bet is to swing by your local AFROTC detachment and ask them. You should be perfectly ok age-wise. My old detachment had quite a few of people around your age when they first started. Check www.afrotc.com and here if you’re interested in becoming a pilot: http://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/
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I am a sophmore at my local community college. My current GPA is a 3.42. I was involved with my school’s voter registration dirve, along with the Ann Arbor chapter of the Obama campaign. In addition, I am involved in a organization called the young mens group. It is a group of young African American males from varying social backgrounds that meet together and discuss issues that pertain to the African American experience. All while working 28-32 hours per week. I wanted to apply to the University of Michigan as a transfer student for the fall of 2009. This should give me ample time to increase my G.P.A. I know its a little lower than most applicants. Given my work load, along with my extra-curricular activities, what are my chances of getting accepted into their Language, Arts, and Sciences Program. I wanted to major in Economics and this major is offered within their department. Unfortunately, I have one major drawback. Initially, I attended Eastern Michigan University. My GPA was extremely low. Immaturity was to blame for my academic futility. I took a couple years off before continuing my college journey again. Now I am 24 years old, and getting great grades. Keeping in mind that I am aiming for that 3.5 or 3.6 GPA before completing my studies at the Community College, is it possible that I can still get accepted into UMICH.
The easiest way to find out info is to find a student. You can start looking for contact information for Michigan universities here. http://www.collegereviewed.com/Michigan-Colleges-Universities.html The students always seem to know what’s up better than outsiders since they get to experience the classes and the lifestyle.
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