The reading focused on the budget cuts in higher education.
As all of us who read these are students attending a public university’s this truly hits home for us. Many of us who have been at baruch for a couple of years have defiantly seen the jump in our school tuition.
For many students who are starting to apply to college this may seem like a deterrent because they cannot afford the schooling. This semester alone I have seen many of my friends complaining that their PAL or TAPP was cut and that they had to pay for a lot more school than they could afford. One of my friends mentioned that her freshman year she was paying about 200$ for a semester and for the spring semester she was only given 200$ in financial aid.
Something that I realize is that while the rise in tuition and lose in aid may be a deterrent for students entering college it can also shatter dreams of those in college who can longer afford their tuition.
We are also paying more for less class time, when registering for classes I noticed that statistics will now be offered with an online class portion. As a student I understand that people think “great less time in Baruch” what they don’t realize is that they are paying for the same three credits and losing out on professor involvement as well as a professor (usually an adjunct getting paid per class) is losing out on money.
While public universities are still a bargain compared to private schools the bargain is starting to come with a price.
