After reading the article A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College, a few things come to mind. One thing in particular is the concern that comes along with hearing about the rising cost of attending college. Granted it doesn't pose an immediate concern at the moment because I'm currently attending a community college, but if all goes as hoped and I get into a 4 year college after finishing my general ed. requirements, the cost of attending could definitely pose a problem. Of course getting a degree from a University would be incredible, but leaving with substantial debt would be not only financially crippling, but very disheartening. The American Dream is to attend college, get a degree, find a job in one's field of study, get a house, and spend the rest of your life saving up and getting rich. At least, this is a personal version of that dream. It would be very difficult starting one's life post-college however, if you were burdened with several thousand dollars of debt having to be paid of for several years after you graduate.
The second article, Millennials Didn't Abandon Our Institutions - Our Institutions Failed Them, discusses the idea that the Millennial generation isn't as connected with what's happening in the world as people would hope. Truth be told, it shouldn't come as a surprise. With the ridiculous costs of college nowadays and the failure of the government to help out in-debt college students, it comes as no surprise that Millennials do not want to affiliate themselves with a a government who has all but abandoned them. In addition, the new generation is so concerned with their own college debt they're a little too busy with worrying about not going bankrupt to concern themselves with political matters.
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