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But the subject of debate was just tuition... not total cost.
Well, unless I have problems with reading comprehension, I think one of the schools with annual tuition less than one-fifth of $51,950 turns out to be "THE" Ohio State University unless you are trying to catch me with alternative facts.
I've paid for two millennials to go to college. One of them graduated from one of those schools with purported Cost of Attendance of about $70,000. The other is getting through a school with $20,000 CoA. I am keenly aware of the cost of a college education because I've paid for 3 of them. I am keenly aware of the choices that are available, too.
Over $25 grand would be only half, not one fifth. So yes. Let's call it comprehension failure rather than alternate facts. Cause facts IS facts!
Because they agreed they had a problem with reading comprehension. You know it takes all kinds to have fun on the internet, so everyone else already saw the problem with someone's reading comprehension, so there is no point in making them look worse than they already do.
It was hilarious though to see the tuition for "THE" Ohio State University, wasn't it?
Of course he doesn't think he has a problem. Why would he? He can't recognize the problem in the first place, but it seems the rest of the readers of this thread see the problem. Don't be so harsh on him. He can't help it, so let's stop picking on him.Had to go back and read it LOL, but I think he was saying you had the problem with comprehension, not that he did.... now, maybe I am not reading it correctly, but I think I am.... maybe Al can chime in and answer if he was comprehending wrong or you were...
And please old timers in this community please don't tell stories about big boy pants and walking 10 miles to school. Seriously, don't compare your decade to 2017.
The OP started with a comparison of millennials who are already working to the earlier generations when at the same age. The working millennials are not doing as well as their parents did, and it was suggested that the recent recessions are the cause.
The thread then migrated to college costs and the rise in tuition. It is indisputable that tuition has gone up far more than inflation. And I found the statistics on student loans on the Federal Reserve site. It looks bleak. Over the last 10 years, the student loan balance has grown 3 times, and is now at more than 1.4 trillion. I do not see any effect of the Great Recession of 2007-2008 here; the chart just ramps straight up.
Heavier debt for a lower starting salary? Details are at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SLOAS.
Last I knew, $10,037 was less that one-fifth of $51,950, so why is LOL letting Al off the hook?
Who said we were walking ten miles? I thought we lived in the field across the street from the school, in the open, next to an outhouse. Did you not read the thread?
Kinda see the difference in the first two and yours I do... ?
Tuition for the University of Texas is around $10K.... for tuition... which is, BTW, less than 1/5th which is what was mentioned... so you now have at least two who are less than 1/5th...
Cost for UT....
$22,012
Texas Residents
- Tuition: $9,806
- Books and Supplies: $750
- Other Fees: $0
- Room and Board: $11,456
It might be interesting to see what the UT web site folks thinks "Other expenses" includes. I think most often it is transportation to/from college a few times a year and/or health insurance. I know my child doesn't pay those fees because he is on our health insurance and does not fly first class to Austin a few times a year.
I have the exact dollar amount handy that I paid for the Spring 2017 semester of all tuition AND fees (including lab fees, student union, gym fees, ID fees, etc) and it is about $5100...
Who said we were walking ten miles? I thought we lived in the field across the street from the school, in the open, next to an outhouse. Did you not read the thread?
The "other cost and fees" are tacked on by the university to cover everything from "additional lab and instructional fees by department" to "use of the student union" etc. Doesn't matter if you kid doesn't ever step foot in the student union. These cost are still basically tuition, but it's like buying a new car and the car costs x, but then you find the line item that says "$950 vehicle destination charge". Other higher priced private schools don't break it out. They just charge one cost and call it "tuition". Its all the same in the end. If you have a kid in school at a state institution currently, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Well, if you live close to the school you do not need an outhouse and can go the library that opens 24 hr.
There's a guy who attained some notoriety a few years ago, when he was working on a master degree at Purdue while living in a van kept in a more remote parking lot of the school. He could not keep quiet, and leaked some info on the Web which then went viral. The school eventually traced to him. It was a hilarious story.
This guy is a really interesting character, and has had more escapades than that. His name is Ken Ilgunas, and he has written some books and a blog. I have not read any of his books though I mean to, but have read all of his blogs. Fascinating.