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If I do not pay this amount by May 23rd, I will not be able to receive my diploma and graduate. I'm stressing out and super worried about how I need to pull out a lot of loans.
$4,773 is a lot of money for me, especially because my family and I live below the poverty line. We've always been below the poverty line. But somehow, when I tell my friends that I have a total of about $4,000 in loans, they shout "That's it!!?"
I quickly find out how they have over $20,000 in loans. One of my friends has about $31,000 in loans. She studied traveled abroad two times during her college career. This relieves me about my situation, although I find it absolutely troubling that the costs of a college education has skyrocketed. My friend and I researched more about this phenomenon. We searched for articles on the New York Times and found an alarming article on how recent college students have been seeking arrangements with millionaires to help pay off their insane education debts. This was shocking. I continued to search for other articles and videos on this topic.
There are many media views on this phenomenon because there is a large debate on if this activity is considered prostitution: Dr. Drew on SeekingArrangement & SeekingArrangement.com on 20/20 College Sugar Babies.
Check out the website. What do you think about these descriptions?
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The Modern Gentlemen
You are always respectful and
generous. You only live once, and you want to date the best. Some call
you a mentor, sponsor or benefactor. But no matter what your desires may
be, you are brutally honest about who you are, what you expect and what
you offer.
Goal Seeking Sugar Baby
Attractive, intelligent, ambitious
and goal oriented. Sugar Babies are students, actresses, models or girls
& guys next door. You know you deserve to date someone who will
pamper you, empower you, and help you mentally, emotionally and
financially.
The site confirms the income of the sugar daddies and sugar mamas; however, it does not promise the safety of anyone's life.
This is such an interesting phenomena, and I can say it would be nice to marry someone rich to pay off all of my debts... unfortunately I am looking for a little more than money in a relationship and it looks like I will have to be responsible for my own debt. Hopefully St. Olaf has prepared us well enough to find jobs that will make up for the money we spent on our education...
ReplyDeleteYes, and furthermore, I am hopeful that our education has prepared us to deal with these large social issues like these. There are so many layers to understanding the social degradation of this kind of activity! Capitalism, sexism, and more! I wish to know more feminist perspectives on this topic!
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