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13 Jun 2020, 09:25
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Due to sharply escalating tuition at four-year colleges, debt on student loans has increased to the point that many new graduates are forced either to pursue graduate-level degrees, thereby postponing repayment of their student loans, or to pursue only the highest-paying jobs. An unfortunate result of this trend is that fewer and fewer new graduates are entering important, but lowerpaying, professions that require only a four-year degree.
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in reversing the decline in the number of college graduates entering lower-paying professions that require only a four-year degree?
(A) Encourage college students to enroll in classes year-round in order to graduate early.
(B) Expand opportunities for graduate-level students to obtain paying jobs while still in school.
(C) Expand course offerings that prepare college students for these lower-paying professions.
(D) Establish higher admission standards for graduate-level programs.
(E) Increase the number of academic units required to obtain a four-year college degree.
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in reversing the decline in the number of college graduates entering lower-paying professions that require only a four-year degree?
(A) Encourage college students to enroll in classes year-round in order to graduate early.
(B) Expand opportunities for graduate-level students to obtain paying jobs while still in school.
(C) Expand course offerings that prepare college students for these lower-paying professions.
(D) Establish higher admission standards for graduate-level programs.
(E) Increase the number of academic units required to obtain a four-year college degree.
15 Jun 2020, 05:01
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Increased tuition fees => More debt on students
Students choose either of the two ways to deal with this:
(a) Enroll for a graduate-level course to postpone the repayment of the loans
(b) Pursue only high paying jobs
Aim: To reduce the decline in the number of college graduates entering lower-paying professions that require only a four-year degree
(A) If students graduate early, they will need to start repaying the loans earlier. Doesn't help
(B) If students manage to earn some money while they are still in school, they will be able to pay off their loans. Keep under consideration
(C) It's not stated that the students lack the necessary skills to do these low - paying jobs. Also, how will it help to reduce the financial stress on students. Reject
(D) If higher standards for admission to graduate-level programs are enforced, it might reduce the number of students enrolling in these, but it will not reduce the number of students aiming to get high - paying obs. Rather, it might only increase the number of students aiming to get high paying jobs. Not very effective, but still keep under consideration
(E) How will this help students to improve their loan repayment capability? In no way. Reject
=> Choose between (B) and (D)
=> (B) seems to be the most effective strategy.
=> Answer: B
Students choose either of the two ways to deal with this:
(a) Enroll for a graduate-level course to postpone the repayment of the loans
(b) Pursue only high paying jobs
Aim: To reduce the decline in the number of college graduates entering lower-paying professions that require only a four-year degree
(A) If students graduate early, they will need to start repaying the loans earlier. Doesn't help
(B) If students manage to earn some money while they are still in school, they will be able to pay off their loans. Keep under consideration
(C) It's not stated that the students lack the necessary skills to do these low - paying jobs. Also, how will it help to reduce the financial stress on students. Reject
(D) If higher standards for admission to graduate-level programs are enforced, it might reduce the number of students enrolling in these, but it will not reduce the number of students aiming to get high - paying obs. Rather, it might only increase the number of students aiming to get high paying jobs. Not very effective, but still keep under consideration
(E) How will this help students to improve their loan repayment capability? In no way. Reject
=> Choose between (B) and (D)
=> (B) seems to be the most effective strategy.
=> Answer: B
15 Jun 2020, 08:45
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Which of the following strategies would be most effective in reversing the decline in the number of college graduates entering lower-paying professions that require only a four-year degree?
The reason why the students are looking for a higher paying job or post-graduate degree is the high debt students are facing during their graduation.
So, the only strategy to reverse this effect is the reduction of debt in any way possible. And that is defined in option B.
(A) Encourage college students to enroll in classes year-round in order to graduate early.
That will not reduce the debt.
(B) Expand opportunities for graduate-level students to obtain paying jobs while still in school.
(C) Expand course offerings that prepare college students for these lower-paying professions.
Again, this will not reduce debt.
(D) Establish higher admission standards for graduate-level programs.
What if they already are?
(E) Increase the number of academic units required to obtain a four-year college degree.
This will not impact the debt.
