Blocking the Airwaves
Last summer, I attempted to connect myself to my dream professional field — radio broadcasting — through freelance work and an internship with NPR. However, because the internship was unpaid, I had to spend the majority of my time at an unrelated job so that I could pay the student summer contribution. This forced me to spend only two days a week developing skills that will allow me to excel in my field and the majority of my time doing unrelated work of no benefit to my academic or professional career, all to pay a sum of money that, in the grand scheme of things, is negligible to Yale.
I believe we should eliminate the student income contribution because the current system places an undue burden on already burdened students, further privileging already privileged students in terms of resources and professional opportunities. If Yale truly wants its students to take their education seriously and make the most out of their opportunities, then they should remove the unnecessary demands that prevent its students from doing so.
I believe we should eliminate the student income contribution because the current system places an undue burden on already burdened students, further privileging already privileged students in terms of resources and professional opportunities. If Yale truly wants its students to take their education seriously and make the most out of their opportunities, then they should remove the unnecessary demands that prevent its students from doing so.
