Argumentative Essay: The Role Of Financial Aid In College

Although wealthier students who work hard to achieve their academic goals should earn financial aid, less fortunate students who struggle financially, but also work hard in school should be awarded more financial aid. People may argue that the students who don’t try in school, but don’t have the money to attend college shouldn’t get more money than the students that try.

Need-based college aid is awarded based on your family’s financial need. The Department of Education and the colleges and universities look at your parents income and taxes, they look at your expected family contribution (EFC) from the cost of attendance (COA) at each college or university. ("Need-Based Vs Merit-Based Financial Aid"). Some people don’t qualify for financial aid, because their parents income is to high. Financial aid is very helpful to students. If their family's income is too low they will struggle to send their child off to college. That’s when need- based financial aid is needed the most.

“Leaving other factors constant, for one to excel in school, they need to have a favourable environment to study. How can one excel in school when they can’t fully attend lectures or classes because they have not been able to pay tuition to attend class?” (Doreen Umutesi & Patrick Buchana). As the paragraph above says if students who need financial aid don’t

“They’re not giving [money] only to students who can’t afford to pay, and I think that’s a really important public-policy issue. The state—no matter what the level of funding is—owns and runs these institutions with a social purpose, and asking the question of whether this financial-aid strategy is consistent with that social mission is important.” ("Financial Aid Not Always Going to Neediest College Students"). The need for financial aid is dire for people who truly want an education, but can’t afford to