A single book alone can cost around a hundred dollars and if you have to buy five books, that's five hundred dollars just for the books. For biology majors, a biology book can sometimes cost two to three hundred dollars. Universities also charge fees for their students, some examples of the fees Lourdes University charges are: technology fee of seventy-five dollars, health services fee of seventy-five dollars, and biology majors a fee of seventy dollars per lab, all per semester . The author of “College May Cost More Than You Think” writes, “Once your students have been accepted and are on their way to school, you will receive your first tuition bill. The conclusion of the statement may have shocked you, but at least you thought you knew what you were in for. However, don't put your checkbook away right away” (1). This quote speaks the truth that you think your bill will be so high, but a curve ball is thrown and your bill is really that high. Although college students have to work while in college to pay their tuition, they shouldn't. Working while in college can cause harm to your education. Quentin Fottrell (2013), of MarketWatch, states that, “Nearly four in five U.S. students…work while in school, according to a survey conducted by Citigroup and Seventeen magazine, with the average student worker working 19 hours a week during
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