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To: Nowhere Man

When were your loan debts made? Have you compared the costs of when you got your education to the costs now? I don’t care how many jobs a student must work to pay their college costs—there’s no way they can work/earn enough to pay for college any more.


35 posted on 07/20/2012 5:17:04 PM PDT by DallasDeb (usafa06mom)
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To: DallasDeb

“When were your loan debts made? Have you compared the costs of when you got your education to the costs now? I don’t care how many jobs a student must work to pay their college costs—there’s no way they can work/earn enough to pay for college any more.”

True. See post above about how government influence has distorted the market. Even public university tuition is outrageous, with the funds use to support liberal programs across the school.

However, there are several ways in which a student can pay for school, and here are ways of which I have first hand knowledge from very decent young adults currently doing this: 1. scholarships (of course); 2. start at a local community college for two years (living at home); 3. CLEP the first two years or more (living at home—this example is a young lady of 18 who expects to graduate at age 20, she already has over 60 hours); and 4. military service (can earn college credits while in the military, and there are federal $$ available for college, and in Texas, all public universities are tuition free, period, undergrad and grad schools, including business schools and law schools or whatever). I know two young men pursuing route 4.


38 posted on 07/20/2012 6:03:29 PM PDT by Stat-boy
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To: DallasDeb
When were your loan debts made? Have you compared the costs of when you got your education to the costs now? I don’t care how many jobs a student must work to pay their college costs—there’s no way they can work/earn enough to pay for college any more.

1985/89. Well, I guess you do have a point. I know one guy who is in debt, or will be, for $160,000 but until he finds his dream job, he works at an auto parts store. I do agree on that point where good jobs are not as easy or plentiful as they were 10 years ago or even 5. If he cannot find what he's looking for, he might as well roll over and say, "uncle."
49 posted on 07/20/2012 7:20:48 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (June 28th, 2012, the Day America Jumped The Shark.)
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