Bad Economy+College+Job= Hard Times

Now that the economy is at its low point, it means hard times for college students. More college students have to work part or full time jobs just to study in school and still maintain good grades. ''52.6 percent of college students worked part-time in 2007-2008 and 26.4 percent worked full-time, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual almanac, which was reported on in the article.''(www.collegenews.com) Students who use to receive financial aid end up losing it the upcoming year. What I think college students need to do is to look for more ways of for financial aid. FASFA is not the only type of financial aid you can receive, if you search on the internet you can find hundreds of financial aid options you can chose from. There might be some writing involved but its well worth the few hundred dollars you can get to pay for those hundred dollar books.