Assignment instructions for students: Write your Topic Declaration completely, as a pre-writing and organizational think-through exercise for your paper. You need to have done some preliminary research that you can describe, so that you have information about the “methods” you will use, the kinds of sources. I recommend that you also draft a quick outline, below the thesis, just to show you have an idea where this paper is going. You should use one of the topics we have been researching from the research assignment:

(MY TOPIC)
Research the benefits of a college education and argue how to make the best decisions for college and career. Answer this question: What are some strategies for pursuing a college degree and keeping the debt reduced and the goals viable?