Guarantee Unlimited Future For the Limited.
One
of the best liberal arts colleges within the nation. One of the top ranked
schools that provide equal opportunity to numerous students from diverse
economic backgrounds. Saved money for the poor. Used money for the poor. But
still a school that can’t only take care of the poor. The situation Vassar is
related into is quite a dilemma. They have got everything to help the financially insufficient, but brilliant students. Great alumni, fabulous professors, and outrageous
dorms that resemble five star hotels. But one thing they don’t have is money;
they’ve got no money to help the low-income students.
In
order to provide fair opportunities for students of all financial conditions,
they made programs and facilities to help the low-income students. More than
half of their budget was poured in to provide financial aid for them. But the
problem is that Vassar’s entire annual budget comes from students that are
capable of paying full tuitions. Vassar wishes to build a school for everyone,
especially to the unprivileged, but if they want to do so, they have to make
the school also charming for the wealthy or the money-bringers. Then, here
comes the million dollar question; what can we do to help hard working schools
like Vassar?
The
first thing that comes to mind is getting a helping hand from the Department of
Education, a department that was ‘originally’ established to help the educated
to educate those who want to be educated. Though originally, government budget
assigned to the Department of Education was only used for supporting public
schools, I do not see why the government money should only be consumed for
students attending in public schools. Australia is already in the lead.
At
the very front of the troop, there is Australia, leading the way for other
wealthy countries to follow. Since Australia Education Act 2013, regardless of
governmental or nongovernmental, the country has been investigating money very
fairly. Now this is how it should work. Unlimited future for the limited.
As
a student of KMLA, one of the most prestigious schools within the continent,
and one of the most expensive schools in the nation, I can’t say what is right
and what is wrong about Vassar and Bowdoin’s FA policies. Even if I do, it will
be extremely unrealistic due to the lack of sympathy and understanding; I grew
up without having to worry about money. In a country dominated by us arrogant,
selfish, and unsympathetic but yet privileged top 10% people, it is always the
government that should stand by the 90% and keep company. Because we live in a
world of capitalism, it is the government’s burden to help its citizens to
ironically stop worrying about money. Why does the owner of the school matter
so much in helping to provide equal rights to people to be educated? Promoting
equal learning opportunities is a world-wide goal and the US is not an
exception. Students of Vassar are citizens of US before students of a private
school.
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