why are scholarships important

Scholarships are essential for several reasons. in the last decade, public four-year tuition and fees have increased more than 5 percent annually above inflation. Tuition at 2 year public college and private colleges have increased 3 percent annually above inflation. This has a huge affect on many individuals and scholarships help out tremendously with this issue. another reason why scholarships are important is because the economy is not really helpful at all and many parents can't afford tuition, especially if they have more than one child that is in college. The cost of living is very expensive. You have to consider the amount of money that has to be spent on the place that you will be living at while you are in college, food, books, and any other supplies that you may need while you are in college. All of those items have become more expensive than they have in the past and if you are covered by scholarship money, you don't have to worry about those kinds of things as much.

reflection blog

What do i have left?

• SAT or ACT 
• early admission
• letters of recommendation
• college essays 
• more detailed resumes 

When will the tasks get accomplished?

• SAT or ACT - June 2015 and again October 2015
• early admission - November/ December 2015 
• letters of recommendation - November 2015 
• college essays- December 2015 
• more detailed resumes- June 2015 

Are these colleges really the ones for me or do I need to modify my search ? 

• First, by making visits to the three colleges that are on my spreadsheet i could decide which one that i like the most. i also need to see if my SAT/ACT scores are high enough to get me into the college that i would like to go to. If my sport takes me to a college other than the three that are on my spreadsheets, i would most likely select that college because it's free money 

I would rate the United States school system higher than the school system in Africa. Africa has a disadvantage because they are still undeveloped and they are a poor continent. The kids in the United States have a chance to get an education and a large amount of US children and teens are able to go to school with no problem versus the kids and teens in Africa not being able to read, write, and get an education. Many times, teens in the United States take having an education for granted and kids in Africa would love to be in their position and go to school everyday in order to have a more successful career. The kids in Africa can't control that they were born into poverty so in some situations, it is out of their control.

is it worth it ?

I think that having a college degree is important and the time that is put into college in order to get a degree that you want is necessary. Without a college degree, there are still good jobs and careers out there , but if it is not the degree that you truly want, then college is the way to go and it is worth the time and money. Many upscale and high paying jobs will not even consider you as an employee if you don't have at least an associates degree. in some situations, individuals are lazy and they still end up being very wealthy. But that does not happen in most situations. If you want to be successful, most times you have to go out and work for it. So yes, I do think that having a college degree is worth the cost and how ever many years it may take to earn the degree that you need in order to have a certain career.