College Pressure depicts the reality of private college students’ lives in the USA who are battered with various kinds of conflicts. This composition highlights the tough experiences that are undergone by Yale University students who are obligated to fulfil high academic standards which leads to massive competitions amongst them. Other than that, they are in dire need of satisfying their parents’ dreams and expectations ; they also need to fight in the battles of securing stable jobs in the upcoming years. Thus, it is clearly illustrated that these college students face economic pressure, parental pressure, and peer pressure which are intertwined to each other.
There is a saying goes, “Money is the most powerful king in the world.” The quote reflects the state of our current world where money is the key-determinant of our survival. Individuals who posses a sufficient amount of money have higher chances of surviving in this cash-oriented world, meanwhile those who are not owning an adequate amount of money for survival purpose have slimy chances to win this fight. This bitter truth has driven students to enrol grand universities like Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University and the like which can provide them with the best education and prominent preparation for their upcoming career lives despite of costly tuition fees. However, the escalating costs of studies as indicated from the composition “Tuition, room, and board at most private colleges now comes to at least $7,000, not counting books and fees.” have turned into a heavy burden for them to carry on their shoulders. Note that most of these students are financed by loans which must be paid within one year after graduation. However, despite of the economic pressure that these students confront, I strongly believe it is a worthy investment that must be made by everyone to gain a premium education hence increasing the individuals probabilities of landing lucrative jobs which can ensure their survival in a world that is primarily designed by money.
Due to the need of money to ensure the survival of humankind, parents tend to force their children to pursue with practical and high-paying majors such as medicine, law, engineering, and business. Nonetheless, some of the children are not intrigued with their parents’ desired majors as they are more passionate towards humanity majors which do not offer profitable and steady pay cheque. As a result, students are left in severe dilemmas as shown in the composition, “Poor students, poor parents. They are caught in one of the oldest webs of love and guilt.” They are truly torn apart between parents’ choices and their passions. Generally, parents want to serve their best to give the most remarkable and secured lives to their children. They have experienced the hardships of not being financially-stable. Therefore, they do not dare their children to face the same deprivation as them. However, I strongly believe that these students should be given the freedom to chase their wildest dreams. After all, they are going to devote their whole lives performing careers that they choose during their undergraduate years. Will they be delighted if they are about to be in professions that do not captivate them at all? Are they going to lead a meaningful life by pursuing their parents’ desired majors? The answer to both questions is no. For that reason, I strongly disagree that the power of dictating children’s future is solely on parents’ hands because children also have