The start of the school year has arrived with mov­ing in, new room­mates, old friends, wel­come week, new classes, new pro­fes­sors, and the one thing every­one wants to for­get about, that tuition bill.

I can prob­a­bly speak for most col­lege stu­dents here; they dread that large tuition bill. Like most stu­dents we moan and groan about how tuition rises each year and how it is so expen­sive. Tuition in some ways has increased to it’s extremes.

Thirty years ago my mother paid roughly $30 per credit hour. I am pay­ing about $340 a credit hour. The rough esti­mate is about a $10 increase per year, so break­ing it down doesn’t make it look all that bad.

I seem to open my mouth too quickly about how ridicu­lously expen­sive col­lege costs. You have money going towards not only tuition but all the books and sup­plies needed for classes. It seems like so much is put into col­lege, but I don’t always see the benefit.

Looking back at the past few years, with all my com­plain­ing, has allowed me to real­ize it has already been worth it.

I am very grate­ful to have the oppor­tu­nity to be in col­lege and to bet­ter myself as a per­son. Nobody can, or ever will, be able to take away the expe­ri­ence I have had in college.

Not only have my courses pre­pared me for the work world, but my social skills have expanded.

Some peo­ple aren’t as for­tu­nate to be able to have the chance or choice to attend college.

College is a choice to attend, most peo­ple aren’t forced into this sit­u­a­tion. I chose to become a col­lege stu­dent and I have taken on all the respon­si­bil­i­ties that come with it. Including whether or not I want to fork over that much money.

To keep me pos­i­tive, I look to my par­ents who are both col­lege grad­u­ates and have made career paths that has got­ten them through.

It is a hope of mine to not hear any­one com­plain about tuition ris­ing. It is that part of a con­ver­sa­tion the can put a damper on a good day. Looking at all the ben­e­fits tuition ends up bring­ing you, it really out­weighs the mon­e­tary value.

Debt comes with col­lege but the rewards after­wards will be well worth it. I am try­ing to stay opti­mistic about the sit­u­a­tion because I chose this path in life and I am going to make every step well worth it.

I know it is dif­fi­cult to think of tuition in a happy tone but col­lege is one of the best things to come my way in life. I am look­ing for­ward to my fol­low­ing years here, even if it means another tuition increase.

I am going to stay opti­mistic since I was given such a great oppor­tu­nity to be able to attend col­lege. n

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