Assignment #7: Hannah Qazi - I will be poor

If I'm going to spend a significant amount of my life drowning in student debt, I should hope to accomplish at least a few of my goals. The first is that I develop new perspectives and ideas about my life that help my grow as a person. The second is that I build my overall skill set, academically and socially and the final goal is that I recognize and empathize with perspectives I've previously misunderstood or ignored. Following this mindset, my main goal or purpose in attending college would be to have at least an idea of what my passions and interests are and how I can incorporate this into an actual profession. College should act as a stepping stone in my path toward a successful future. However, in all honesty, I don't believe college should be prioritized as much as it currently is. If I wanted to experience my prospective opportunities first hand, I'd much rather do an intership, which I wouldn't have to pay such a heft fee for. Although I would like to continue my education after high school, I believe that it's possible to achieve this through an alternative method to the traditional American education system