“If the applicant can show that they have a steady, stable, useful work history that is showing a consistent work history and ethic, it will prove that the student will not be wasting the universitys time and resources.”
Unfortunately, minimum wage regulations are destroying the ability of youth to take on low-skill jobs whereby they could create their own documented history of steady, stable, useful work.
Come to think of it, that’s precisely why there’s so much pressure for college attendance now: since youth are practically prohibited from learning marketable skills from the ground up by working (starting at $0/hr), they have to pay inordinate fees to spend years learning legal skills (to wit: worth more than minimum wage) in the classroom.
Trade school alone would give the little brats the skills they need to basically get something better and at least build a small resume. They could work through their twenties instead of thinking that a degree is the key.