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Many adults who went down the higher education path are swimming in debt today, and that's the stark reality my Millennial cousin is facing. Jordan, a hard-working engineer living in Washington D.C does his absolute best to make ends meet, but the seventy thousand dollars he owes to his university weighs him down from reaching his fullest potential. Many Gen Z students see this and that's why increasingly more of us newly graduated seniors opt-out of that path and go straight into the workforce. However, a college education grants students the tools which assist in achieving success, but the insanely high prices of four-year tuition make it difficult for financially disadvantaged students to obtain degrees. Many of us come from mainly POC(people of color ) areas that are forgotten by the government and affected by educational inequalities, housing inequalities, etc. Giving opportunities to the intellectually hungry and overlooked students like myself will be the catalyst for prominent change in our nation and world communities. As I quote the late Nelson Mandela, "The power of education extends beyond the development of skills we need for economic success. It can contribute to nation-building and reconciliation", and this is unequivocally true. Higher education will grant us the ability to give back to our hurting communities and lead future generations towards greater days for all. Remember, you can teach a man to fish, but without the tools to catch his own fish, he has nothing.