Alternatives to Borrowing for College

The cost of education in the United States is second highest to credit card debt, forcing college students to be even more creative with the science of money stretching. College students are commonly known for stretching their dollars because college is so expensive.  Financial aid has the conventional ways to pay for college. This includes borrowing, scholarships, grants, but what about the less conventional ways? What if instead of working all night doing things like bartending, clerical work or other odd jobs to pay for school students to turn to egg donation? It is a big decision to make but to a broke student this maybe their payday and way out of mountains of college debt. There is a lot involved with becoming an egg donor such as doctor’s appointments, hormone treatments, menstruation cycle synchronization and money of course. If you don’t think about it too long, it seems like a good idea. But, what are the risks of being an egg donor and in college?

The Social Experiment Experiment

In order to do a social experiment one must first have a question that needs an answer. Will people always rely on what they are taught? I ask this question because a friend told me that he doesn’t believe in making goals because they are just boundaries that do not expose us to opportunities beyond our goals, and that people only make goals because they are taught that it is the right thing to do. I’d like to experiment if that is true.  My ideas for experiments to test this question include:

·         Buy Me Something to Eat: Ask a stranger to buy me a meal because I forgot my wallet

·         Can You Scratch My Back: Ask someone on Septa to help me out and scratch my back

·         Let’s Go Out Tonight: Ask a friend who I know has religious commitments to come out with me on a holy/particularly special night.

I think people have a choice to do what they feel is necessary and if that is by doing what they are taught then there is nothing rudimentary about it.