Taylor said about 25 to 30 percent of K-State students can afford the cost of tuition, but most of the student body rely on loans and scholarships. If the student can't get additional money through loans or scholarships, they may have to get a job, work more hours or take on two jobs. Due to the attention that academics demand, Miller said many students do not have the time to get a job and need financial aid for tuition costs. They don't think they have the time to get a job because of their schooling. Therefore, everything is paid for by the state.
School is enough for a person to have to handle.
Brooks and Miller, who both work to help pay for their tuition, said the relationship between tuition and financial aid has a huge effect on enrollment. But, I know a lot of people who are in the same boat that I am in and are working 30 to 40 hours a week on top of school. Taylor said it would be difficult to change federal guidelines, but he said a student body president would have to lobby the Legislature for an increase in funding for financial assistance. Presidential candidate Steve Hall said a student body president must work with the regents to determine if increases affect students' finances. A student body president's job is to nail that and let the board know what personal effects it has on a student.