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Persuasive Essay On Post Secondary Education

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In today’s world having a post-secondary education is incredibly important. There is pretty much a college or university course for everything because the standards of the work force keep growing larger and larger. You don’t hear a lot of stories anymore about a guy coming straight out of high school, getting a decent job, then buying a house and raising a family. This just is not realistic anymore, high school has become the bare minimum requirement when it comes to education and more and more jobs demand that you have a post-secondary education. But, what if you cannot afford to go to a university or college. For a lot of people a post-secondary is not an option for them. They or their parents just do not have the money to put into education. …show more content…

This is used to support students who may not be able to afford college by themselves or who couldn’t get a loan from the bank. There are some reasons why this may not work however. There is the possibility that you might not be eligible to apply for OSAP. These things can include having a criminal record, failing a credit check, or if your file is being reviewed for other reasons. While it may not be perfect and it doesn’t guarantee that you will be able to get into a post-secondary school it is still the best program that Ontario has to when it comes to getting money easily for their education. You can take out a loan from a bank and use that to help pay for your education but those are a little more difficult to get as they are more strict about your current financial situation then OSAP is. From what I’ve heard from people is that neither of these options are really better than the other. Some people have a better experience with OSAP and some have a better experience dealing with the bank. Neither options are perfect but they are the best bet for someone looking for a post-secondary education who may not be able to afford it without

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