Jordans over textbooks

Around HBCU's I hear students discussing about not having enough money to pay for their textbooks. Students are angered by the rising price of tuition and how they have to take out high price loans each semester and still can't afford their textbooks. But that’s not the case, me being a student of an HBCU I see students that take their refunds before they buy their books they go buy Jordan's. The price of Jordan's can be $200 plus the average cost of a textbook is about $150. This is happening a lot, I know students personally that choose to buy the new Retro Jordan's than their required text.
Around HBCU's I hear students discussing about not having enough money to pay for their textbooks. Students are angered by the rising price of tuition and how they have to take out high price loans each semester and still can't afford their textbooks. But that’s not the case, me being a student of an HBCU I see students that take their refunds before they buy their books they go buy Jordan's. The price of Jordan's can be $200 plus the average cost of a textbook is about $150. This is happening a lot, I know students personally that choose to buy the new Retro Jordan's than their required text.

 I feel that the money that we borrow to get us threw school should be spent correctly instead of buy useless item such as shoes, that get worn out after about the first month of having them. Students get caught up in the hype about the new Jordan's coming out because they hear their favorite rapper talking about them in their songs and wearing them. But your favorite rapper is not helping you pay for your textbooks. I had a friend to take his whole refund and bought Jordan's and new clothing but didn't buy any of his textbooks and the effect of that he fail 3 of his courses and no longer attend school because he wanted to be fly rather than educated. Myself personally I think that paying for overpriced shoes and clothing is a terrible investment.

  I understand the way that culture has shape the young community but we are playing more of the consumer’s role than trying to supply the consumers. Being a student myself I agree that the price of textbook can get outrageous but what we get out of buying them is far greater. When students get their pal grant, scholarships, or loans they should know how to manage that money and do what needs to be done. When students come to college and get those large sums of money they go wild with it because they never had that type of money before.

 I feel that as a part of orientation they should host seminars to help new students manage their loan money. If students come to college aware of all of the hype they will survive the Jordan’s over textbooks epidemic. This will also help students understand the material items are not as important than what you came to college to do. The understanding of managing money isn’t hard it’s just the scarifies of luxury items until we are able to really afford them. 

Chambers Class