Monday, December 6, 2010

REACTION TO INCREASES

I was talking to Hazzle Andrada, a Journalism student at CSULB, about school and the budget came up, so I asked her to be in my blog.

Karlin: How do you feel about the 5 percent tuition increase for the upcoming spring semester?

Hazzle: I think it's ridiculous. I feel like the whole making college more and more expensive is making it harder for future generations. How can you encourage education when all they're doing is making it more unobtainable? I feel bad for younger generations.

K: How are the tuition increases personally affecting you?

H: Well, I'm in school because of financial aid. I know that some of the loans I have will be a major pain. I know that for my last semester it will affect me because I don't think I will take 12 units because I will need only a couple more classes. So, I know I will be responsible for paying part of tuition because financial aid won't cover it fully.

K: How are you going to pay for your tuition when financial aid can no longer cover all of it?

H: Saving up from work.

K: Working more?

H: Yeah over the summer and ask my parents possibly.

K: Do you feel the restored budget has affected you in anyway?

H: Honestly, I’m not sure. I don't feel like anything has changed much. It probably will just mean an increase in school population again.