Rogers 4 Fost facts St Foets (National-Centor-for Education Statisties). This means that nearly all college students have accumulated a debt from all the-Toan; and now they have to spend the rest of their lives paying {yew back hie tesFTags this is eo esac why so many students go straight into the work force after graduating high school or they go to community college for the first two years and then transfer to a four year institution, (Sullivan.). Although going to community college for two yeaiand then transferring does save money, most college students still have to take out loans for the last two years. When a student has finally finished this, they now have undergraduate and graduate debts to pay back. A large amount of students are beginning to question whether the degree is actually worth it. Many feel like it is not because they go to school for four or more years, only to spend the rest of their life in debt. This is just another barrier that hinders students ‘“ from attending college. As college has become popular over the last 40 years, certain institutions have become popular as well. For example, when one thinks of an Ivy League school, they think of intelligent, sophisticated, prestigious people. The requirements to get into an Ivy League school are very strict and most students do not even qualify to apply. The ones who are able to apply, however, are not guaranteed admission because most Ivy League and elite colleges have an acceptance rate that is less than 10%, (Jaschik) .This creates a barrier for people who could actually excel there, but just might not get accepted because they did not fall into the 10% range. Those in the middle and upper class have an advantage over those in the lower class, because they are able to provide oA « their children with better opportunities to get into college, such as providing them with personal we tutors and SAT/ACT prep classes, as well as having the necessary funds to send their children to A private schools with smaller class sizes than public schools. This makes it hard for those in the lower class to be able to provide their children with the best education due to their limited