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Block:6
12/6/18
Mr.Solis
College Comparative Essay
As I was growing up, my family were excited for me to attend college one day. I finally
understood why college is important. I want a better future for myself, so I won’t struggle
financially. As a first generation, I want to push myself so that one day, my future children will
want what's best for them as well. For my senior defense, we were required to create a college
plan and ploy what colleges we want to attend and do research on them, financially and tuition
wise. I took the opportunity and did my research on my top two college choices which are Cal
Cal Poly’s total annual tuition fees is $9,432. Books and supplies cost $1,884, room and
board is $5,094. Personal purchases and loan fees adds up to $1,539. Transportation prices up to
$1,254. I made the decision to live my parents so when adding all expenses, the cost of
attendance is $19,203. My second option was elac because of how close it is to my home. The
tuition and fees is $1,827, as for books and supplies, it amounts to $2,781. Room and board cost
$6,996 and transportation and personal is $5,832. Adding all the expenses, the cost of attendance
to elac is $17,436. When I compare these two, I find elac more appealing to me because how
The demographics of elac and Cal Poly show similar ethnic rates. At cal poly, the
diversity of Hispanics is above, as well at elac. The graduation rate at cal poly shows students
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that attend four years have a higher chance of completing all four years. Also, the demographics
show that between males and females, there are more males than females. For elac, the
graduation rate is 11.2 percent. Leading to diversity, the diversity on campus is even. As a latina,
I will be living with my mom during my first year of college because of how expensive
room and board is. This will save me a lot from having to pay rent and utilities. For my
transportation, I will be taking the metro bus since I live near elac. This will help me save money
because I won’t have to waste it on insurance and gas. I also do not know how to drive so the
metro has always been my option. As for cal poly, the distance from home to pomona is 29 miles
and if im riding the bus, it’ll take me two hours to get there taking 3 buses as well as spending
Working on this college plan really helped me on what choice to make. Which fit best in
my budget and what I am more comfortable with. I learned more about my top choice and why I
should attend there. I learned to be organized and how to manage my money. As a student, I feel
more prepared and persistent. I know what I need to be successful in college and in the future. I