4 year colleges are an American dream for many US parents. Every parent wants and pushes their child to go to college and get a diploma, to set their future for a high end paying job. The most popular ones are the Ivy league schools; they are the main goal of many students. The selection process is very ordinary, all the student has to do is simply log into the Commonapp.com and fill out an application. It is very straight forward not to mention, the cost going there is fixed and very affordable. According to collegeboard.org statistics from this year, 4 year private universities cost $50,000 a year. That’s roughly a price of a car, education is definitely a better deal in the long run. While we can say the cost are average, …show more content…
Firstly, we have to start with the selection process, too many students are admitted to pursue higher education. The current selection process is too manageable, even the non-bright students can get into an ivy league school. Many of us, students, can maintain a 4.0 grade point average, as well as write an ambitious essay that includes all the charity work we did, and lastly, very least difficult one would be the interview. Interviews are simple, I find it easy to get along and impress everyone. If we add the talent and net worth to the selection process, we might see improvement. Talent will include a 15-minute video of a special talent a person has: singing, drawing, dancing and etc. Net worth, would determine how rich they are, this will be the deal breaker, if we have children of celebrities, politicians and important people, we can filter out the lower class students, since they drop out mainly due to low income and poor health. This will improve the atmosphere and environment in the college, it will become more intense and challenging. People will have to fight for the right to be there and socialize with such …show more content…
Research study “Should Higher Education Students Pay Tuition Fees?” written by Biffl, G. and Issac, J states that “tuition fees can motivate students to work harder, and achieve greater potential.” Since 2013, the tuition has only increased by 13% according to the National Education Statistics, if we increase by another 15% we will drastically decrease the dropout rate. It is a good deal. Today universities offer loans to pay for higher education, they include money for housing and meal plans. Students have a large amount of meal plans, the left over meals at the end of the semester are non-refundable, students should embrace the calorie intake. According to a study from University of Minnesota “Report On Health and Habits of College Students Released” only 29.1% of student surveyed are obese, that’s a very healthy number, students should continue to eat healthy and exercise, especially during finals week. Since the college is a very stress free environment, the mental health of students is very stable, by adding more hours to lectures, we can increase productivity and decrease the time till graduation. It is very reasonable and what is learnt in college will always apply to the employment