User:Slbennettpat

About Me
My name is Stephanie. I live in the same small town I was born and raised in Skagit County, Washington. I have lived in many other parts of Washington, Oregon and Hawaii, but for some reason I always return to my home town. I like reading murder mystery books. I am an introvert, who prefers her privacy. One of my favorite hobbies or activities would be going to concerts or outdoor festivals. Ozzfest, Lollapallooza, and Endfest would be a couple outdoor festivals. Tool, Soulfly, Hed PE, and Snot would be a few of my favorite of the hundreds of bands that I have seen. The rest of my time I work and attend Everett Community College in hopes for a degree in human services.

My Wikipedia Interests
I am a dedicated Luddite, only using computers when necessary. So I'll probably only be active on Wikipedia in my English class. It is very informative if you need resources.

Higher Education In The United States
I was not ready to attend college right after high school for maturity and financial reasons. Now in my later years when I have the time, the cost benefit can make critical decisions to attending and investing in college to be intimidating. I visited the Higher Education article in Wikipedia, and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: International studies, citations and scholarship.

International Studies
In the article it stated that forty percent of Americans studied abroad in five different countries. However, America offers "generous subsidies and financial aid packages that enable students from even the most disadvantaged backgrounds to attend college of their dreams." In the article it does not say why Americans choose to study abroad. Do Americans get a "financial aid package" for studying abroad? Or what the incentives for a foreign student to study in the U.S. considering the exorbitant cost of U.S. universities are to some students. I am curious if their financial aid packages differ in amount than a U.S. student. There is no information in the article about this.

Scholarships, Grants, and Work Study
When I was reading the information about scholarships, grants, and work study I felt it was lacking content. For an example if an athlete gets a scholarship is it yearly, or if it is for a full ride meaning for the full four years? Is room and board apart of the scholarship or is that the students' responsibility? If a student applies for a scholarship do they apply for one or when they apply for one they are considered for all or some or however the process works? How many are they allowed to receive and use? When a company pays part of students' tuition could a pell grant pay the other part?

Summary
I felt the article was as current as possible. The last update being May of 2020. I felt there could have been a little more information added. Since I had came up with a few questions in a few sections there could be more others could think of. There was a lot of information on declining enrollment, mergers, campus closure and debt of students, which makes what the article appears to be about and it is not. Each fact appears to be correct and resources reliable.