Over the past week one of the most critical issues that have come up would be the increase on tuition for the Universities in California. I think that this is a serious problem because now not only is a financial burden on out of state students but on local residents as well. For me being that I am currently an SMC student and working I am very fortunate to be debt free at the moment. Being that I am planning to attend the University of Hawaii next spring I have been looking at the financial costs the semester and must say that now with the uprising costs of the UCs it would be same for me to attend Hawaii if not the same or maybe even less depending on next years tuition levels. I feel that now for local residents who have been planning or are currently planning are at risk because not only are they going to have to pay more money but classes are now not going to be guaranteed. Over this thanksgiving break i have been talking with alot of my friends who currently attend UCs and they have already told how they were stuck with classes that they had no interests in taking and were unrelated to their major but had to pick them in order to take something for the upcoming quarters. I found this very sad to hear because alot of my friends are very bright and already know what they want to go but will not be able to achieve their goals on time due to the lack of classes offered at their colleges. This is a very big problem because now when they graduate, instead of focusing on finding their career jobs and getting their lives on track their going to be paying off loans and trying to get out of their ridiculous debts. I hope that within the next few years the economy will take its turn and hope that the education system rises and students will end up affording the education that they deserve.
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