When fighting against proposed cuts to higher education funding, identifying your friends and enemies right away is crucial. These visits, and the evaluation forms people fill out concerning them, help lobbyists figure out who's in their corner, who is undecided, and who needs to be turned around. Students from all around New York met with 207 of 211 the representatives to discuss how the governor's proposed budget will affect their lives. Depending on whom they were speaking to, their cries fell on sympathetic, ambivalent, or deaf ears. The governor's proposed budget has most students extremely agitated.
Many students work already to pay living expenses and tuition.
Then there's the incentive to graduate in four years. Yes, it is possible, but not for everyone. It also is not the best choice for some. In order to increase their employment potential, more and more students are choosing double majors. This increases the number of courses they have to take, and therefore their time of study.