The Best Ways Of Saving For CollegeCollege education is important for everyone especially to a person who wants to easily adapt to the complex and fast changing environment of the technological era. This could dictate their future capacity to be hired and their market value. However, saving for college is hardly achievable, and the seemingly myopic view of governments on this issue has just increased the number of students working part-time in order to save for college education. Young students work during evenings, weekends and even summers just to pad their college savings fund. Research however shows that spending more than 20 hours per week for such activities is harmful to the overall physical and mental health. Studies further show that those who are under pressure to spend more time in school and at work tend to develop a desire for alcoholism and other bad habits. On the other hand, the ability to study and work at the same time and achieving a balance between the two can teach you to be more responsible and more mature. Students who learn to manage their time and money early in life are also the very people who are poised for success. Studies show that next generation workers are global thinkers, technology-based and tolerant to different attitudes of social classes. In the workplace, they think proactively, optimistic and adherent to justice making them more inclined to address grievances through unionism. While working students should be encouraged to strive more so they can pay their college tuition, their welfare should also be safeguarded. There is no use having millions of dead-tired college students who could no longer think properly because of exhaustion. The government should also do its part to help students who aspire to go to College by providing financial aids for college. This can be done through the intensification of the scholarship programs of state-owned universities in the country. Education is a right and the government should make sure that every citizen is given the chance to achieve his educational goals. Thus, governments should be more vigilant in addressing requests for tuition fee increases for regulated sectors. The state should protect the long-term welfare of students by providing more scholarships as well as more work opportunities that will not divert their minds from studying. Scholarships in the form of stipends should also be recommended as it can serve as an alternative form of monetary source for students whoa re in need of financial aid for college. To fully implement these suggestions, both student and faculty organizations should maintain their lobbying force in the government. Their claims should be supported by factual evidence across different universities and varying household conditions of students who work hard to save for college education. For students, they should prioritize spending and time. In all cases, saving for college education and good performance in school should be deemed more important and should take most of their time. It is not easy saving for college but with determination and with support from the government and other sectors, society may just witness a resurgence of interest in being properly educated. |