Informed Consumer Project
In this project, we could choose one topic in a list to research and become a more informed consumer on. the list of topics included things such as budgeting, credit cards, and car insurance. I chose to research car insurance. We then designed 6 mathematical problems that allowed an average consumer to view the mathematics behind our topic and inform the
consumer. We then had to solve our problems and show how we got our answers. Then we had to create a visual to help educate our audience on the mathematics behind the topic of your choice.
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Problems:
The Price of College
Introduction
In this project, we compared two colleges we were interested in attending. We collected tuition data and analyzed trends. We then used these trends to predict what the tuition would be while we were going to school. We then compared the values to see which college was more affordable. I chose to compare Colorado College and Colorado State University. After we decided which was more affordable, we did a cost-benefit analysis on whether it was worth it in the long run to attend college. Here is what I found:
I think that too much debt for me is enough to not let me be able to save for the future. If I were not able to put away money for my retirement in exchange for paying off my student loans, I would be in too much debt.
I believe that the true price of college is sacrificing your time and money in exchange for more money and time later down the road. It is spending money and stress on getting an education so that you may be smarter and get a good job.
Through my research, I have found that going to a school that costs less money will get you a school that has less student to teacher ratios. I gathered that going to community college for two years and then going to a regular university can be a lot cheaper than going to university for four years.
In this project, we compared two colleges we were interested in attending. We collected tuition data and analyzed trends. We then used these trends to predict what the tuition would be while we were going to school. We then compared the values to see which college was more affordable. I chose to compare Colorado College and Colorado State University. After we decided which was more affordable, we did a cost-benefit analysis on whether it was worth it in the long run to attend college. Here is what I found:
I think that too much debt for me is enough to not let me be able to save for the future. If I were not able to put away money for my retirement in exchange for paying off my student loans, I would be in too much debt.
I believe that the true price of college is sacrificing your time and money in exchange for more money and time later down the road. It is spending money and stress on getting an education so that you may be smarter and get a good job.
Through my research, I have found that going to a school that costs less money will get you a school that has less student to teacher ratios. I gathered that going to community college for two years and then going to a regular university can be a lot cheaper than going to university for four years.