Sloan Wilson Quotes

My mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option.

I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley.

If I was going to go to college, I had to have a scholarship. By my sophomore year, it was evident golf was not going to be the path.

I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school.

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

Our family was very fond of the University of Iowa. We thought it was a good place to go.

In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

I was born knowing I had to go to college.

It never even crossed my mind I wouldn't go to college.

My mom made sure all her kids went to college.

I believe the American people are entitled to some straight talk when it comes to higher education funding.

I think higher education is over-regulated.

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world.

By making college unaffordable and student loans unbearable, we risk deterring our best and brightest from pursuing higher education and securing a good-paying job.

Access to a college degree is critical.

My undergraduate education, at the City College in New York, was made possible only by the existence of that excellent free institution and the financial sacrifices of my parents.

I went to college for about a year in California.

We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college.

For me, having the opportunity to go to college was very important. To miss out on an education is a loss.

Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.

I want to go to college. I'm going to take four years off. I don't want to miss that. I want to be a writer. I think that'd be awesome.

Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.

I wasn't a good student in high school. I wanted to go to college, but they weren't exactly beating down my door to offer me admission, and it's so expensive in the U.S. If you join up for a period, the army will pay your school and provide a stipend.

I got into Temple University on a track scholarship.