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Financial/Vocational:
College is expensive. With the advent of the student
loan and the ease and availability of many classes catering to a
wide range of student demands, it can become very easy to get
lost in a financial quagmire. At the same time, many people have
staked their college experience on someone else's dollar. Who
is paying for your education? How long will it take to pay off
those loans? Is the CD that you bought for ten dollars today
going to cost you about one hundred dollars, adjusted for
student credit card interest? How do you go about getting a job
on campus? Is it better to work on or off campus?
Life
is about setting priorities. Ask yourself this: what is your
number one priority right now? We'll guess that many of you
said school. However, what about food and shelter and security?
If paying the rent is your number one priority, that does not
mean that school is not important to you, it just means that you
have placed a priority over school. Recognize that! Some people
in our society don't have to worry about where the next rent
payment is coming from; some don't ever make a payment,
having the time and luxury of having others do that for
them.
Is
this the right time to be in college? Unlike public school,
college requires payment up front (public school just bills you
and your parents over time through income and sales tax).
Is ASU too expensive? Are
there alternate ways to receive that education? What are the
competitors charging? Is there someone who could help you budget
your money more effectively? Are there jobs you can obtain now
that will help you secure employment down the road? We
can't give you those answers. We don't know the answer for
you. But maybe some of the following will assist you in
answering those questions:
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