Over Involved Parents

Over Involved Parents

Amberlin Rudnicki

       Colleges are worried about helicopter parents because there has been an increase in parent attendance to orientations. Most of the orientations are for students only and parents still come. Parents have started to fill out registrations for students without the student even being there. Colleges have attempted to distract parents from student orientations. Colleges have started a program by itself to answer calls, emails and questions of JUST parents and not even the students. Some students are thankful for their parent’s help while others wish to be left alone to get the experience of college by themselves. Most of the parents do this to help their child succeed and let the child know that their not alone.

       Colleges are doing this so the students may have the experience of college and so the STUDENT will have the major, degrees, and business associates, Etc. that THEY want not what the parents want. The students would benefit from this because it lets them figure out how to live on their own and so that they may have a growing and learning experience.

       My parents will try their best to help me as much as they can but will not hover over me and take away the experience. They will let me find my own way but will still be there if I get “lost”.

       In my opinion I think Parents should try their best to help their child succeed but not fill out their application for without them. I think parents should always be there for their child but let them have the experience of going to college and learning how to be on their own. If parents would help their child keep a safe distances but let them know they “got their backs” that would let the student have the best chance of succeeding in college.

       In conclusion colleges are trying to prevent helicopter parents, the colleges are doing his so the students may better succeed, it would benefit from this, my parents would be helicopters, and I think parents shouldn’t helicopter but still try to make sure their child succeeds.

Mega Bucks

Mega Bucks

Amberlin Rudnicki

       This article talks about OSU and its high budget of $109,382,222. It also shows the budgets of other schools and how OSU has the highest budget in the nation. The article tells you about what the school buys for the teams and how much it costs like the jet time and the renovations of the football team’s private facility that cost $19.4 million. The football facility contains a players-only entrance, a lounge that has six flat-panel TVs, three videogame systems and a juice bar. Also Ohio has the third poorest city in the U.S. due to the payments to the school and games for football or any other sport.

       The football team raises their money buy revenue from the games and winning the national championships. The basketball team got a $9 million profit for winning their national championship.

       The UF football team made $34 million last year for winning the national championships. The schools are using this money to pay for the costs of the football team and to pay for scholar ships.

       It is important to have a strong football team because without the football teams these schools would have a significantly less amount of money to pay for the students. If there wasn’t a strong football team the school wouldn’t have enough money for scholarships since people wouldn’t want to go to the games so they wouldn’t get the money from the revenue for that and they wouldn’t have the money for the basic needs of the team.

       In my opinion I think OSU shouldn’t get as much money as they do because they are using the money for more luxuries instead of necessities when there are schools that don’t have enough money to have sports teams at their campus. If OSU didn’t spend as much money as they do the towns and cities of Ohio would have more money to live instead of having the third poorest city in the country.

       In conclusion OSU is the richest school in the country, it has the third poorest city in the country, the teams raise most of their own money, UF has made $34 million on the championship from last year, it is very important to have a strong football team, and I think OSU should get as much funding’s as thy do.

Impossible Dream?

The Impossible Dream?

       This article talks about a college student named Paul Dinehart who is struggling with his college classes and work. It talks about how he has more than 3 jobs and is having difficulties finding the time to study. It also talks about a dying tradition where people try to work through college but that is dying out because most students either don’t have enough money even with the jobs or doesn’t have study time therefore they fail the class. Most students drop out to save money so they can re-enroll and not worry about an expense which is what Mr. Dinehart had to do.

       Students have to work their way through college because they or their parents don’t have enough money to put them through college and not have financial problems.

       To lower dropout rates the schools should lower their prices for classes and the government and everybody should lower prices to make life easier for everyone. Students would drop out less and wouldn’t have to worry about financial problems.

     I plan on paying for school with scholarships and saved money. I am in a sport right now it is the girl weightlifting team, I am going to be on the softball team as well also the girls’ flag football team. I am going to either UCF or UF for a double major in engineering and advanced weaponry. I am going to work for an engineering firm for at most 4 years and then go back for a minor in business management. I will have scholarships for my classes and will have saved money to pay.

       In my opinion I think that students shouldn’t work through college and if they have to they should work 20 hours at most for study time and class time. If students work to much they will not have enough time to study for tests and classes and will also be exhausted.

      

       In conclusion the time Mr. Dinehart spent at work was leaving him exhausted and no study time for his classes and tests. Students are having a hard time staying in college because they and/or their parents don’t have enough money to put them through college without financial problems.