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Nov 20, 2020
captain queeg
(10,251 posts)Back in the 70s I could work in the summer and afford tuition/books I had a part time minimum wage job during the school year. I could pay my rent and even go out for beers once in awhile. I was definitely living on the cheap with roommates but at that age it was fine. I screwed around for awhile at the community college, finally got an AA degree. I decided it was time I had to focus on school, not work while attending. I saved up some money and got some government aid like the Pell Grant. My last year I borrowed $6k to finish my last year. I probably could have avoided that, but I took my last summer off to have fun. The costs now are huge and frankly the payoff career wise isnt really there. If thats your focus. I think an education has all sorts of value but for myself I was looking to have a good paying career. Fortunately I actually like engineering, though my goal was financial. The being said, engineering classes mostly sucked. I was a straight C student in math, but did better once I got past that. But compared to the shit jobs Id had my work life was a dream. I personally think everyone should have a shit job for awhile so they can appreciate it when they have a decent job
bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)by waitressing. So tuition must have been sane back then.
Now? Really, 4 years at McDonald's and 20 tech growth stocks, 100 shares each, would likely produce more than most college degrees.
rpannier
(24,339 posts)I asked him how much Grandfather paid for him to go there.
Dad said, "Other than student fees (50 bucks a year), zip."
One of the most prestigious law schools in the country was tuition free