College aspirations collide with financial realities is a piece about how college is becoming more and more out of reach for many people. The article focuses on high school seniors that are about to graduate and how many are withdrawing their applications because of financial difficulties. 

The article used a study which I found very interesting "local college is now costing the average family in the bottom quintile of income, 55 percent of their earnings, up from 39% in 1999-2000," even though this is referring to low-income families, it just shows how expensive college is.

The article also went into detail on how college is attainable even in the hard financial times. Most organizations that give scholarships are looking for students who do well in school and other activities. Achieving good grades is great but also being involved in other activities will help in attaining scholarships. 

One thing that every person looking to go to college should do is search for scholarships and grant money, there is a lot out there and it just takes time to look for it, most scholarships are not advertising they want people to find them on their own. College should be available to everyone and money should not stop a person from achieving their dreams but people just need to work hard for it.