Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream by Goldrick-Rab Sara

Author:Goldrick-Rab, Sara [Goldrick-Rab, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-01T05:00:00+00:00

The Grinder

Alicia, an African American woman born in Milwaukee, graduated from a public high school and entered college with big ideas. She intended to earn a master’s degree and become either a teacher or a social worker. Either of those careers, she thought, would pay about $30,000 a year. She felt that it was very important to get more education and a better job than her parents had—neither of them had finished college and both were struggling to hold onto their jobs. Alicia understood college was an important step toward her specific career goals and felt optimistic that education would pay off. Her daughter, two years old and born during her junior year of high school, was a strong source of motivation.

I don’t want to see myself where my mom is. I don’t want to ever have to depend on a guy to take care of my daughter and me. It’s all about us—everything I do is about us. . . . I look at people who don’t go to college and I know I’ve got to do something. Without a college education you can’t get a decent job anywhere. . . . I don’t want to have to live paycheck to paycheck, struggling like I am now. I just want me and my daughter to be happy and not worrying about anything. I’ve got to do it for us.

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