The ‘broke college student’ stereotype is funny until you get a taste of it. And if you are not scholarship bound, not upper class, or your parents have been worrying about your tuition since you emerged from the womb, you probably had to stomach this sour situation. With costs for universities increasing by the day, the young adults attempting to get their degrees are coming up short. Even with help from the government financial aid, gathering the money for books (with books ranging from $19 to $317 per class) and school supplies are taking the place of necessities such as food and shelter. Riley Grady is a current student on his second year at St. Charles Community college. He still lives with his parents but does not mean he …show more content…
Mother of five, Danielle Balducci has attempted to get a degree 3 times at community colleges but each time was forced to quit. She says, “It was extremely hard, having five dependents, a job, and going to school. You end up having to not spend any money. The most money you spend is on snacks because you don’t have any time to eat full meals.” The most recent time Balducci tried to finish her schooling, she went to become a music teacher, but evidently had to stop because she ran out of money from her pell grant, a student loan that does not have to be repaid. While past students are now dealing with the outcome of the money spending in college, future students are doing their best to avoid them. Prospective university student, Miranda Fotis, is planning to go to school for a long time, four years for a bachelors, two years for a masters, and two more years for a doctorates. The plan is to get her degrees in Psychology, but that’s cheaper said than done. “It’s scary to look at that number and think, how am I going to make that money?” Even through her fears of debt, Fotis has hope that it will all work