- Is it realistic for students to take on jobs and other big financial responsibilities while pursuing an undergraduate degree?
- Are the college students that stray from the traditional college experience more “ready” for real life experiences than students who go through the traditional college experience? Some may argue that they do not because they are still living at home and rely on their parents for some basic necessities.
- Why do students who come from more affluent families tend to pursue less “career orientated” majors?
- Has financial aid shifted toward more merit based students? Is there still room for lower income students to receive financial aid?
- Why do the minority groups show the largest gender gaps in college? Do women in these groups feel that education is their best way to acquire a job in the workforce? Do the men feel that they don’t need an undergraduate education to get a job?
- Should race be a factor in determining who goes to a certain college? Are some racial groups harmed by this admission factor?
- The Grutter vs. Billinger case reiterates the idea that race will not be a factor in admitting students, 25 years from now. What do they mean when they say this? Are they implying that minority groups will have higher statistics or that the racial breakdown in schools will be equal?
- Why is affirmative action attacked so much? Why aren’t people who make very generous donations to universities, or have legacy attacked as much as minorities in terms of college admissions? Why shouldn’t minority groups be given the chance to go to prestigious universities?
