Two years ago one woman graduated from high school while raising a kid all by herself. Now the child is old enough that he is attending kindergarten, and she herself has a great urge to go back to school; to further her education. She applys for FAFSA and receives the pell grant. She is accepted into the colleges of her choice and everything starts to become real. All of a sudden her world comes crashing down; the grant only covers her tuition and books. She still needs to find a way to pay for housing. She has a little money saved up from her job but it’s not enough to cover the first down payment on an apartment, and the dorms don’t allow children. The struggle overwhelms her and she is about to give up on school for good; however, she comes …show more content…
It is a beautiful forty unit living complex, for single students over the age of eighteen with children and who also attend the college. It provides them with a means to attend school and take care of their child without having to worry about housing and childcare services. The Buckner Family Place accepts only forty full time students with children. Angelina College and the Buckner Foundation offer this service because they understand the stress students with children go through while attending college. Having to carry the workload of school, a job, and also taking care of a child would be difficult for anyone. Angelina College wants to make school life a possible and comfortable experience for any parent who wants to continue their education. In order to take advantage of this service, students must first contact Karen Bowser. She can be found either in the Student Center at Angelina College in room 210 or by phone or email. Bowser 's phone number is (936) 633-5230 and her email is kbowser@angelina.edu. Students will then need to fill out an application and apply for the …show more content…
Samantha Leedy also agrees by saying, “When I was down on my luck the Buckner Family Place helped me be able to attend college and get back on my feet. My kids love the amazing community we have there and so do I!”. “The Buckner program helps single parents overcome the obstacles to education of housing, childcare, and transportation ”, explains Karen Bowser, the administrator for the Buckner House at Angelina College. All the students seemed to really love what was being offered to them by the Buckner Foundation and Angelina College and they all agreed that they are “thankful” to have a chance to attend college in the situation they are
I am the product of divorced parents, poverty stricken environments, and a blended family, but I refuse to let that dictate the outcome of my life. At the age of ten, I had to assume the role of a fatherly figure to my three siblings, so I missed out on the typical childhood most would have had. I grew up in neighborhoods where gangs and criminal acts of violence were a pervasive occurrence, but I resiliently did not allow the peer pressures of others to force me to conform to their way of life. By the age of 15, I received my worker 's permit, and that allowed me the ability to help my mother financially in the absence of my father’s income. I worked the maximum amount of hours I could while balancing my academics and extracurricular school activities. I was a scholar athlete and triathlete in high school, and although I continuously faced much adversity, I still managed to be accepted to the University of California State, Bakersfield after I graduated from high school in 2005. Sadly, after
1.Though The Glass Castle is brimming with unforgettable stories, Which scenes were the most memorable for you? Which were the most shocking, the most inspiring, the funniest?
Lee Siegel's “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans” challenges the current state of the American system of higher education by targeting and discussing its economic impact. He begins by recounting his own story of how he was forced to take out a loan for his education at the age of seventeen. Immediately, his misgivings with the system become obvious as he states that he essentially gave his life away in order to go to college. His background is interconnected with his views on the subject given his statement that he was unable to afford college after his parents divorced and later, his mother entered bankruptcy. As he continues on to discuss how the current system causes students to be forced away from their vocation, he explains how he chose
Rimer’s “A Lost Moment Recaptured” (2000) provides readers with stories of women’s lives who have returned to college through Smith College’s Ada Comstock Scholars Program. These stories intertwine with evidence supporting the implied claim; the typical college student is no longer the 18 to 20 year old. Providing intimate details about the lives of these diverse women, Rimer leaves the reader admiring their triumph over gendered expectations of generations past by going back to college.
Tiffany is an associates of the arts major, and was born on a military base in Little Rock, AR but grew up in Beebe Arkansas. One of her favorite hobbies is spending time with her family. She sees spending time with her family as peace time and time to unwind. Another one of her hobbies is participating in a worldwide group that helps people with anxiety and depression. Speaking to Tiffany, she explains that she loves helping people that can’t really find the courage or drive to help themselves. Her hobbies actually shape a lot of her accomplishments also. Tiffany received a flag of honor for saving a classmates life in 2012. This was one of the accomplishments that she still thinks about everyday as she still grows as a person. She also finished all four years of JROTC in high school. Tiffany explained she learned a lot of discipline and self-respect by finishing the program in high school. The last accomplishment tiffany achieved was finishing high school and getting her diploma. She plans one growing and being a better person every day; and getting her diploma and now attending school she feels like she is doing that. Tiffany main goal is to get her degree from National Park and transfer to Henderson. She knows she can accomplish this goal if she stays motivated and keep her eye on the real prize. Another one of Tiffany goals is to keep waking up every day and doing positive things to help other people. She has experienced
Shannon Aydt is a 22 year old white female, born June 11th, 1994. She is a 5th year at Saint Cloud State University studying Social Work. Shannon currently resides at her parent’s home in Andover, MN; however, she lived on/near campus for her first 4 years of college. Though she does not pay rent while living with her parents she would consider herself a “poor college student.”
In order to maintain a normal lifestyle, single mothers have to shoulder a lot of responsibilities- running errands and spending time with their kids, besides having to work for long durations at office. Statistically speaking, almost 38 out of every 100 single moms lie below the poverty level, which can be obviated if they possess a bachelor’s degree. For receiving proper education, women like these need financial aids to support themselves through undergraduate school. Thus, keeping in mind such conditions, certain college scholarships have been proposed to financially assist single mothers.
In Jennine Crucet’s story, “Taking My Parents to College” she really explains to the reader how challenging it was leaving home and starting a new chapter in her life. When the author and her family first arrived to Cornell University, they were sitting there when the dean ended his speech with: “Now, parents, please: Go!” Being a first generation college student Crucet nor her family had any idea that they were not supposed to stay for orientation and had to leave her as soon as they got her settled in. They did not even have all the right materials and supplies that she needed to begin with by stating, “Every afternoon that week, we had to go back to the only department store we could find, the now-defunct Ames, for some stupid thing we hadn’t known was a necessity, something not in our budget: shower shoes, extra-long twin sheets, mesh laundry bags.” Both Crucet and I suffered from similar issues during our first few weeks on our new journey in college and we both had no idea what was ahead of us.
When thinking about college the same fear is established in just about every student’s mind. How am I going to pay for college? With an increase in college tuition in the past ten years, that question has become more frequent. Whether it is a private or public institution, the price is still no pocket change and how to pay for it has become harder and harder to accomplish. In today’s society, the average person can not get as far as they’d hope without a college education. With that accomplishment of receiving a college education, comes the dreaded loans that some students have and pass on to their children.
One of Erica’s short-term goals is to stay on top of her appointments and deliver a healthy baby. In addition, when she delivers she may look for a part-time job. However, one of her long-term goals is to enroll into Jones Junior College and complete online classes to obtain her GED. Then, continue her education to make a better life for herself and her children. Her boyfriend and she are currently working on moving out of his mother’s house and into a new mobile home. I will continue to follow up with her every two weeks until she delivers.
Steve Cohen shows the disparity between the rising cost of college and a family’s capability to afford it. Cohen explains “Tuition has risen almost 1,200 percent in the last 35 years, and the sticker price for many four-year private colleges and out-of-state public universities exceeds $250,000.” Moreover, he goes on to say that even at public universities, it is about $80,000 for four years for tuition and other college related expenses. Later in his article, Cohen explains how this leaves middle-class families in a very uncomfortable situation. The parents or other money-making entities in the household want their student to go to college and earn a degree, but now there can be an element of stress in figuring out how the fees will be paid for. Furth...
She told her to graduate from college because the mother having a college degree is the single greatest indicator of whether the children will be college-educated or not. Research agrees with this counsel. It shows that “A mother’s educational level has a profound influence on the educational choices of her [children]” (Madsen) It further shows that, “children of college-educated parents are healthier, perform better academically and are more likely to attend college themselves than children of those with lower educational attainment.” (What Good is a College Education Anyway?) Obtaining a college education provides an example for children to follow and improves their lives, which coincides with the goals of being a stay-at-home
Single mothers also find that they often aren’t having their need met at their institutions. Despite the fact that student parents are more likely to receive federal tuition assistance in the form of Pell Grants than non-parents, (43 percent and 23 percent respectively) the average unmet financial need of student parents after all aid is still high. Single student parents have an average annual unmet need of $6,117 compared to $3,650 for non-parent students (Nelson,
Because there is only one parent present, the chances of the child getting into a great college are slim to none due to lack of funds. Instead of going into the school they may have dreamed of going to, they have to settle for a community college. Yes there are scholarships but they are not always enough to pay your way through college. Especially if the child decides to go to a prestigious school. Because of that they may feel like attending college will be a waste of time all together and may decide to not attend.
Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles”. A survivor is someone who survives a very difficult time in their life. A survivor is one who wants to do anything and everything to achieve their goal. They want to prove that even in harsh conditions they can thrive and preserver, show that they CAN accomplish and achieve what they put their mind to. Oneself sees hope, love and achievement shining bright at the end of a dark tunnel.