Sociological Imagination Theory

At a certain point in life, every single person will have to make an important decision in order to achieve his or her goals. This decision will either yield the benefits for him or her immediately, or it will be advantageous in the future. Sometimes, a decision also determines whether a college student will be successful or unsuccessful depending on many different factors. However, most people tend to use the personal psychology to explain what, why, and how they can accomplish the achievement. They rarely apply the sociological imagination before and even after they make a decision. By applying the sociological imagination, “a unique perspective that gives sociologists a distinctive way of looking at data and reflecting on the world around

In fact, not everyone has the ability to pay for college every year. Students always need the support from their school and the government in order to continue their educational path and to acquire knowledge. Similarly, as the economy has slowly grown up, the government must take action to prevent the education to fall under as well. As a result, the government has authorized the Federal Student Aid for every college in the America, including Houston Community College, to help students pay for the college’s tuition. When the economy structure has affected my family, the government influence has given me the opportunities to go to college. By offering student’s grants and numerous scholarships, students just need to meet the requirements, fill in the forms, and send it to the Federal Student Aid. HCC also has the emergency loans, which an undergraduate can apply for and get the loan immediately when they need money to pay for expenses as textbooks and tuition. This special program is a benefit for everybody in school since the borrower does not have to wait for a long time for the approval. Furthermore, HCC Scholarship Foundation has numerous scholarships that students with different ages, religions, or race, can apply for. Such as medical field scholarships, engineering scholarships, scholarships for single mom, or Black History scholarship, … Equally important, the financial aid officers are always available there to help students go to through every step during the application process. The undergraduates don’t need to make an appointment before coming in as in another college, as in University of Houston. In effect, I have chosen Houston Community College because of the opportunities of receiving scholarships, student’s fund, grants, and loans that can support my educational path now and in the