2022年大学英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题（3）B Thirty years ago, the cost of tuition was low enough at most public universities that students could pay their way through school by working throughout college But since the average cost of attendance for all 4-year public universities within a given state rises each year, this is now an almost impossible feat (功绩) 80 percent of students work at least part-time during college Recently the question of whether or not working your way through school has become a “thing of the past“ was raised by Randy Olson, a graduate student at Michigan State University, who decided to investigate the issue at his own universityC His research found that in 1979 at MSU, a student could work one day for any minimum wage job (844hours) at $290 per hour to pay for one credit hour of school In 2022, the same student would have to work 60 hours topay for one credit hour based on the minimum wage of $725 per hourD The average price of tuition at 4-year public universities rose 29% in 2022 This was the smallest tuition increase in nearly 30 years Since 2022, the average cost of attending a public university in a given state has continuously increased as well Minimum wage only rose in ten states in 2022, while tuition went up in every stateE With these numbers in mind, it”s no surprise some students are working almost full time to pay for school Ryan Rose, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, works about 30 hours a week to pay for his expenses While the university covers his cost of attendance, he still feels the need to work to cover the high cost of living in Los Angeles “If I went to school at home, I would have expenses that are more fun based, rather than things like buying food and paying rent,“ he says “But I felt the educational appeal of USC was going to give me more money in the long run“F As a production manager for USC”s “Trojan Events and Services,“ Rose handles the logistics of booking and planning events on USC”s campus Since his job reflects highly on the university, he feels a need to prioritize his work over other aspects of college “It”s changed my college experience because it creates stress that students who aren”t working don”t think about,“ Rose says “There are times where I have to decide if an event is more important than a homework assignment because I care about the university”s image“G Courtney Williams, a sophomore at Fullerton College, works three separate jobs to pay her way through community college “I work about 45 hours per week I wouldn”t have three jobs if it weren”t for the high cost of school I”m paying my own way through collegeI keep up with my studies but I feel like I lose out on college experiences,“ Williams saysH Williams is transferring to Cal State Fullerton in the fall, using money she”s saved up during her first two years at community college “I got into all the schools I wanted when I applied in high school, but I didn”t have enough money at the time If the cost of college wasn”t so high, maybe I could only work one job like a normal student,“ Williams saysI Although Olson”s data do not analyze the costs of private schools such as USC, he did broaden his research to include all public four-year universities in the US Olson analyzed the rising cost of tuition from 1987 to 2022 at these schools and found very similar results After adding a linear regression analysis to find tuition costs in 1979, he found that 182 hours a year could pay for a student”s tuition in full In 2022, it would take 991 hours to pay for the same year of school But all of Olson”s data only take into account the cost of tuition, meaning he does not include the cost of food, rent, books and general living expensesJ Working 30 hours a week allows students like Rose to pay for expenses outside of tuition Although Rose”s financial aid package includes a work-study allotment (勤工俭学助学金), this isn”t enough to cover his college costs outside of tuition “If my company limited my hours to my work-study allotment I wouldn”t be able to attend school because I wouldn”t have enough money I get the same work-study allotment as some of my friends who live in much cheaper states where the cost of living is much less than it is in California,“ Rose saysK Rose considered the high cost of living in Los Angeles while choosing colleges, but he ultimately decided the educational benefits of a private school in an expensive city would outweigh the costs “I was offered enough aid to be paid at state universities, but the educational appeal of USC will give me more money in the long run,“ Rose saysL So how does the number of hours students work to pay for school change their college experience? Mary Tomlinson graduated from the University of Florida”s College of Journalism and Communications in 1984 W