[maryz]

I'm so glad I went to college before Congress decided to make it "affordable"! I went to Regis in the 60s -- tuition was $800 a year and went up to $1,000. My sister went to Suffolk -- about the same. BC was $1,000 a year and BU was $1,600. In those days, you could at least make a dent in tuition with a good summer job, maybe even pay the whole thing with a really good summer job. Today, well, it's a rare summer job that pays $30,000 or $50,000 for three months' work! ;-)

[Kenny Bunk]

a rare summer job that pays $30,000 or $50,000

Nonsense, Mary! Massachusetts is chock full of jobs at this pay scale. You must be a Republican.