ICONIC CHICA
  • Cover
  • Life
  • Mental Health
  • Art
  • Merch
  • Contact
  • Cover
  • Life
  • Mental Health
  • Art
  • Merch
  • Contact

Barriers To College You Can Knock Right Down

3/31/2017

0 Comments

 
If you have your sights set on a better future for yourself, then there’s a big change that college is going to play some role in that. But it’s not as simple for some young women to just get out and go to college. There are barriers, real and felt, that can get in the way. But you don’t have to accept them. 

Here, we’ll look at three of the biggest barriers to success in college and what you can do about it.

Picture
Image Source
Fear
It’s perhaps the biggest emotional barrier to going to college. Some people have real fears about how they will be able to handle the lifestyle change. They might not truly know what they want to do with their life. They might have social anxieties and worry about a new environment with new people. They might fear the idea of failing, as well. It’s a good idea to hear some college experiences in order to do away with those fears. College is the place where a lot of us discover who we really are. With such a large community with all kinds of interest groups, it’s where we can find where we fit in. Through experiencing the courses on offer and the option to change majors, we can better figure out where we want to go. There are plenty of study groups to help you find your groove and perform better, too.


Discrimination
As a woman or a person of color, it’s important to recognize the reality of discrimination as it exists in the real world and, indeed, on the college campus. For one, it helps to get to know your rights. Particularly, things like your Title IX rights which can help you ensure that you’re not being barred from access to a class or to athletics activities, on which you can find more from Duffy Law. College is a great place for young women to get really educated on not only the ways that discrimination exists in the wider world but how to combat it, too.


Cost
Everyone should have access to the same opportunities in further education but unfortunately, that’s just not a reality yet. Instead, if you’re worried about cost you should look into the many different methods you might use to reduce those costs. Applying for colleges you’re more likely to be able to pay for, like a large public college, can help. But there are also grants and scholarships you can look at as well. These exist for people from all walks of life so you don’t know whether you might be able to get some assistance until you check things like the Scholarship Search. If you’re able to, it might be worth looking at things like 529 college savings plans, too. If you’re willing to take a gap year between high school and college, you make a big contribution.

Whether you’re worried about the real fear of experiencing discrimination, of not being able to handle college life, or not being able to fund it, there are options. There are ways to break down those barriers and get the kind of experience you deserve. Hopefully, we’ve helped you find some of them.

Picture


By Iconic Chica Contributors
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Quick Search: 
    Picture

    Top IC STORIES

    The College Struggle
    ​

    Short: Friend in Town
    ​

    To Self-Destruct
    ​

    Love & Dishonesty
    ​

    Sexual Past is Back

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    RSS Feed

ICONIC CHICA mag © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. 
Photo used under Creative Commons from Brett Jordan
  • Cover
  • Life
  • Mental Health
  • Art
  • Merch
  • Contact