Should financial aid be updated?
Southern View
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Opinion
How come scholarships are only really awarded to students who have a financial need? The staff of the Southern feels that a student's scholarly merit should play into the ability to receive financial aid.
Of course we feel that those who cannot afford to be at Florida Southern should get first dibs on financial aid, but we hate to see the money wasted.
It is a shame that many of the students that skip class and goof off are the ones whose education is being provided for, either by financial aid or their parents. At the same time, those who are putting themselves through school and working while they are here, struggle to do well.
The Southern feels that a student on the Dean's List should not be overlooked for financial aid while the person in the next seat who is failing all his classes is being rewarded. We think it is unfair that students who are involved and excel are often passed over for scholarships.
We acknowledge that some of the students who receive financial aid do appreciate it and work hard to keep it, but shouldn't everyone be held to the same standards? Or maybe the standards should be higher, so the slackers do not waste anyone's time or money.
On the other side of the financial spectrum, we are repeatedly frustrated to see FSC recruit people not based on SAT scores, but rather on the fact that they have money - or their parents have money. These students get here, party it up at mommy and daddy's expense, end up not doing any schoolwork, not caring about school in general, and flunk out. We have seen countless people arrive as freshmen, loaded out of their minds and now they barely scrape by, if they are even still here at all.
Perhaps what we should all be looking at when it comes to financial aid is the topic of admission and quotas. What type of students are entering FSC? The college strives for a diverse student body, but is FSC placing more importance in admission and less in retention? What numbers are the important ones?
Of course we feel that those who cannot afford to be at Florida Southern should get first dibs on financial aid, but we hate to see the money wasted.
It is a shame that many of the students that skip class and goof off are the ones whose education is being provided for, either by financial aid or their parents. At the same time, those who are putting themselves through school and working while they are here, struggle to do well.
The Southern feels that a student on the Dean's List should not be overlooked for financial aid while the person in the next seat who is failing all his classes is being rewarded. We think it is unfair that students who are involved and excel are often passed over for scholarships.
We acknowledge that some of the students who receive financial aid do appreciate it and work hard to keep it, but shouldn't everyone be held to the same standards? Or maybe the standards should be higher, so the slackers do not waste anyone's time or money.
On the other side of the financial spectrum, we are repeatedly frustrated to see FSC recruit people not based on SAT scores, but rather on the fact that they have money - or their parents have money. These students get here, party it up at mommy and daddy's expense, end up not doing any schoolwork, not caring about school in general, and flunk out. We have seen countless people arrive as freshmen, loaded out of their minds and now they barely scrape by, if they are even still here at all.
Perhaps what we should all be looking at when it comes to financial aid is the topic of admission and quotas. What type of students are entering FSC? The college strives for a diverse student body, but is FSC placing more importance in admission and less in retention? What numbers are the important ones?
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