Keyword: financial crisis in the United States students in university tuition fees
Laura is a United States University of Missouri ordinary big two students. For 20 years old, she says, two weeks ago, the economic crisis is still a distant from her, but CNN daily coverage of the topic and those who worries on Wall Street. But now, her 24 hours a day for the crisis but upset, because it has already made her next semester's tuition fees has become a problem.
Due to the continued spread of the financial crisis led to a sharp shrunk United States family property, the credit crisis and the impact of student loans directly reduced inputs, Laura's problems are becoming numerous United States United States college or even family common troubles.
Government budget cuts
Just last week, Laura and her classmates had before it a note by the President to sign a message, the theme is: the current financial situation of the University. This allows many students ' first become aware of situations can really bad. Principals in the letter sent to the school teachers and students of the letter, the economic situation of the school. "Due to the University and Lehman, China Association of mutual and AIG is small, and no purchase many University of Commonfund short-term fund investment, so we still have plenty of liquidity, the effect is not as big as other universities. "Principals also recommends that students, doing the work of the current maximum is" learning ".
Although the principal delivery are not "bad news", but in this way to inform the school teachers and students of the present grim situation, or for many students.
According to reports, there have been at least 20 States to cut the budget of the State University, and plans a substantial increase in tuition fees. While the most severe of the University are governed by the financial crisis affected worst States, including Florida, Nevada, California and Arizona. Alabama, Maine and California have already announced that the next semester tuition fees will appear two-digit growth while the number of employees will also be reduced.
Student loan fees around
Problem is far more than simple tuition hikes. A few days ago, Laura has just received a mother's phone, tell her next semester she had to apply for student loans for schools to cover tuition fees, because two weeks ago, her father lost his job, the family's financial situation has been unable to go to school for her. "Now the school loan nor a good application, I do not know what to do. "Laura said she recently on a daily basis for this. Because school fees, she has and parents on several times. In the prices fairly cheap University of Missouri, a year spent approximately 3 million. At the University of Pennsylvania, spent a year may exceed 5 million.
In the United States, most of the students ' tuition fees are from several parts: family support, scholarships, student loans and part-time work. Today, these sources are a problem. From the family, most of the United States have no savings habits, but today, real estate and stock market so many families have to make ends meet; from part-time work, economic recession allowing nationwide job opportunities to significantly reduce, not to mention the many full-time students also retreated to find work; from scholarships, social contributions and government investment in greatly reduced, the school can provide students with scholarships and other financial support has been greatly diminished. Therefore, the only hope is the loan.
San Francisco City College of a former member of the Board of Directors said, nationwide, compared with last year, this year's fall semester student loan aid has increased by 16%. With the decline of the industry and more, in the spring and fall semester is likely to continue to increase.
Apply for a loan and more difficult, so many people had to relatives and friends speak to borrow money.
Had to delay enrolment plan
The economic crisis, AHT, coupled with the credit crisis, triple pressure that many families have to take into account changes in the United States or to delay their enrolment plan.
From Minnesota's Ann told reporters. Last weekend, she was preparing to apply for University's son went to New York and Philadelphia, to the field look at West point and the University of Pennsylvania. "We are ready to apply for originally, University of Pennsylvania, but tuition is too expensive, I think I have to think about it. "Ann said that their home is in the local communities it was good, her neighbor, a lot of people because tuition is too expensive, and even some families had to leave for 4-year public or private universities, and select take a cheap Community College.
Recently conducted a survey of 500 of the senior students, 60% of students said because it is difficult to afford expensive tuition, considering rankings a little later selected but cheaper university tuition fees. There are 16% of students said that because the family cannot afford the tuition fees, they will be put off college plans.
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