【Moststudentsarealsoworkersincollegesaroundthecountry．Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision．Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate，partyallthetime，andstudyonlybefore】

　　Moststudentsarealsoworkersincollegesaroundthecountry．

　　Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision．Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate，partyallthetime，andstudyonlybeforeexams，manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities，butrealjobs，too．

　　Thisisn'tatemporaryphenomenon．Theshareofworkingstudentshasbeenontherisesincethe1970s，andone-fifthofstudentsworkyearround．Aboutone-quarterofthosewhoworkwhileattendingschoolhavebothafull-courseloadandafull-timejob．Thearrangementcanhelppayfortuitionandlivingcosts，obviously．Andthere'svalueinitbeyondthedirectcause：suchjobscanalsobecriticalfordevelopingimportantprofessionalandsocialskillsthatmakeiteasiertolandajobaftergraduation．Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready-developedskillsets，on-the-jobtrainingwhileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron．

　　Butit'snotallupside．Evenfull-timeworkmaynotcompletelycoverthecostoftuitionandlivingexpenses．Thestudynotesthatifastudentworkedafull-timejobatthefederalminimumwage，theywouldearnjustover$15，000eachyear，certainlynotenoughtopayfortuition，room，andboardatmanycollegeswithoutsomeseriousfinancialaid．Thatmeansthatthoughthey'resacrificingtimeawayfromtheclassroom，manyworkingstudentswillstillgraduatewithatleastsomedebt．Andworkingfulltimecanreducethechancethatstudentswillgraduateatall，bycuttingintothetimeavailableforstudyingandattendingclasses．

　　Thereislittlerewardforattendingbutnotfinishingcollege．Studentswhowindupleavingschoolbecauseofdifficultyinmanagingworkandclassarelikelytofindthemselvesstuckinsomeofthesamejobstheymighthavegotteniftheyhadn'tgoneatall．Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits．

　　29．Accordingtothepassage，therealityofcollegestudentsisthat___．

　　A．theythrowpartiesalot

　　B．theystayuplateeverynight

　　C．theypaynoattentiontoexams

　　D．theyworkbe