Delaying College

In my previous post I talked about President Obama’s plan of far-reaching changes in federal college aid programs. They will not take effect until July 2010 as mentioned.

For the meantime, high school seniors this year are being advised to take a year off and wait until they can take advantage of the aid money.

According to The New York Times, it’s not all about the money. The aid provides just a little extra cash, so students will not totally benefit from the help. It’s really about the opportunity that students can profit from. By waiting, those with younger siblings may save their families more money because financial aid is available when more than one child in a family is in a college at the same time.

Although taking a break from school may seem like a risky decision, some students that have made that choice have found themselves wiser and more mature when they arrived on campus than their younger classmates.