This girl is EVERYTHING that is wrong with what is happening at colleges today. She admits her absolute ignorance/negligence and admits her bad choices, but doesn't seem to actually recognize that she admits them. She wants us to all feel bad. And why? Because she is a "progressive" who was "educated" but apparently she got her degree in something that doesn't actually give her any job skills! Not sure what she studied, she didn't say. But I'm guessing it was 'wimmins' studies or some other pointless degree that leads to no job.
Oh wait, she has 2 jobs. I'm guessing at least one of them has a drive through window.
Read it and weep! (for her). Then go to the link and read the comments at the newspaper, you'll probably cry (from laughing so hard).
I've screamed long and loud about college costs, but I've also done my homework and looked at what degrees lead to jobs that pay what salaries and what schools yield graduates with the highest paying job offers in which fields. Some very expensive colleges are actually good values, if you pick the right majors. Some, not so much, as this girl learned
Oh wait, she has 2 jobs. I'm guessing at least one of them has a drive through window.
Read it and weep! (for her). Then go to the link and read the comments at the newspaper, you'll probably cry (from laughing so hard).
I've screamed long and loud about college costs, but I've also done my homework and looked at what degrees lead to jobs that pay what salaries and what schools yield graduates with the highest paying job offers in which fields. Some very expensive colleges are actually good values, if you pick the right majors. Some, not so much, as this girl learned
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/...id=fbc_178343128967820_488013_178471702288296
I am honored to be a daughter of Cincinnati and am humbled to have grown up in such a wonderful community. I attended St. Margaret of York grade school and then matriculated from the reputable Ursuline Academy. After high school, I earned degrees from Miami and Xavier universities. Because of my local education, Cincinnati is more than my hometown – she is the mother who raised me into the woman I am now. I am Cincinnati.
My pursuit in excellent education is rooted in a value system that promotes progressive thought for the betterment of the individual as well as society. Education is a core tenet and vested interest of the functioning democratic society. Upon that basic assumption and principle, I am overwhelmingly incensed by the silent epidemic of crippling student debt.
At 25 years old, I have $188,307.22 in student debt, all of which is my sole financial responsibility.
That exorbitant number was abetted by easy lending with a co-signer, negligence and lack of awareness, over-borrowing and the exponential growth of tuition.
I work both a full-time and part-time job, and abide by a strict budget. Yet, I still sleep in my parent’s basement and am dependent for food, gas and health insurance.
I am told I am not alone.
However, this particularly sensitive conversation is being ignored by our mainstream consciousness. Perhaps I should be ashamed for buying such an unaffordable education and internalize my debts as personal failures. Perhaps my mistakes warrant pained silence. But silence breeds apathy, and in regard to the welfare of the American economy, I want to humanize the numbers and give voice to this reprehensible problem.
Due to reckless neglect, student debt will be the financial ruin of my generation, and there is an incredible need for a public discourse addressing this reality and its grave consequences.
I want answers and clarity as to why this happened. How did I arrive at this position in life so financially handicapped and disenfranchised? I followed societal expectations, earned an education and am employed. I will gladly repay my debts within the comfortable reason of affordability. Yet, my wants and needs are disproportionate, and I can barely afford a PB&J sandwich, let alone the peace of mind to sleep at night.
There is great irony in pursuing freedom through education only to be shackled by crushing debt. My current financial situation prohibits any fantasies of owning a home, getting married or starting a family.
My future and dreams are six feet under, and I am still digging my grave. I want to fight and reclaim my American and Cincinnatian identity, even if the only thing I can afford is the sound of my voice and tears.
I am owed answers simply because I have the right to pursue happiness. And since I am not alone in this debilitating epidemic, my peers deserve their voice as well.