Education In The U.S

         A strong school system is a top priority in the U.S. However, school isn't always cheap, especially not college. We need to have colleges in the U.S that are more affordable to middle class families. Tuition and fees have skyrocketed over the past decade. A lot of U.S citizens do not get the opportunity to go to college due to the expenses of an education. On top of tuition, most students have to worry about textbooks, living expenses, transportation, and end up having to work while also attending school, or even worse, taking out giant student loans with high interests rates.
        Even though there are still some opportunities to receive financial aid and/or scholarships, many students don't know about them or believe they are too complicated to acquire. Universities and other colleges make it very difficult to receive any type of financial aid, due to the fact that so many students need it nowadays. This becomes a problem because even though taking out a student loan is a rather easy process, many students won't because they are worried of becoming in debt. Even those that end up graduating with a degree and jump into a well paying career are victim to the high interest rates on student loans and the debt that it causes. Debt is merely irrevocable. Many prospective students think about finances, and are discouraged and won't even apply because it seems impossible to do without getting deeper into debt.
          The problem that will eventually arise from this is that our culture will slowly start to get less educated because individuals don't want to burden themselves with debt from student loans. Paying out of pocket for college is out of the question. Most students out of high school have either never had a job or are working minimum wage as a part timer, which just won't cut it. The lucky ones who have parents in stable jobs and are done with THEIR student loan debt, may get the opportunity to go to school through them, but those numbers are low. We need to do something about the high tuition fees that have spiked up and figure out a way to get more individuals to go to college so that they can go on to get stable careers and become a working individual who has benefited from the system and is now giving back through their career.