Why do I need two microwaves in my
room? Why do we need mini lights above the pictures in the commons to
illuminate the poster of things we do not even care about? Why are there TVs
every ten feet in every building on campus? But yet, I still pay 250 dollars to
obtain season tickets and I am a student at Penn State. This tuition is beyond
ridiculous for the unnecessary things this school provides its students.
Instead of me paying 43,000 dollars a year to attend this school, I should be
paying a reasonable amount. I’m getting an education, not a mansion.
Society stresses that after high school,
in order to be successful, you must attend college. And whats better than
having the grades to attend a top school like Penn State, where after I graduate
I am guaranteed a job. But once I get to college, it’s like I am being punished
for being an intelligent student. The only reason why I decided to attend Penn
State (when It comes to the tuition issue) is because I don’t have 10,000 to go
to a school in Delaware either, so if I’m going to be in debt, I might as well
just go big and pay the 43,000 a year.
However, more and more as I stroll
around this massive campus, I observe the luxuries that we have that make no sense. These lights that are constantly
on? I just want to call the maintenance department and let them know that I am
paying this electric bill, so please shut off these lights. I understand the
safety issue, making some things necessary like call boxes to the University
Police, or lights outside. But when a building is lit up at 2am that no one is
in, that strains my wallet with each minute.
All this money that this school
obtains is split up in places that hinder my growth as a student. When I graduate my first worry is to get a
decent job. My second worry, is to pay off my debt from a place that should have
been helping me, not hurting me financially. You cannot stress education as a
community and then turn around to make it impossible to get one.
I think the cost of advanced eduation not only is a problem here, but all over the world. Even in Korea, there was a months-long riot against the university board of trustees, complaining that the tuition fees are beyond reasonable, that they are not even getting their fair share of the great education and environment they need to get, and instead that the people resonsible for their eduation are using their money on other personal receration.
ReplyDeleteEven when I came here, I was quite surprised by the amount of money that I had to pay, especially expensive because I am an international student. Well, I guess I must try to make the most of it. :/
It's so true that tuiton has reached ridiculous amounts, and that electric costs go into that immensely. I have one friend that always leaves his lights and even his TV on when he leaves. This pisses me off to no end. Not only is he wasting his own money and mine, but he's wasting electricity which ultimately hurts the environment. People just need to be more responsible overall.
ReplyDeleteSince I am an international student, I have to pay double amount of tuition compare to American student. To be honest with you, I have no idea why do I have to pay this much for my education. We already payed for our VISA, Health care, and etc by ourselves.
ReplyDeletePlease someone who knows tell me...:)