Reposting Over Old Thread: WHY DOES COLLEGE COST SO F***ING MUCH!

• Retard wrote on 2012-07-14 10:15
  I dream of going to Stanford but apparently the full tuition comes to a grand total of $200K. About 50k/year.
  
  
  WHERE DOES ALL THAT MY MONEY GO! Can the average family even pay for that?
• Cynic wrote on 2012-07-14 16:20
  I just skimmed over most of it, but if your cousins hate you over something as stupid as money, then clearly they didn't think very highly of you to begin with. The same goes for your other family members. No, they aren't entitled to help you just because you helped them, but it is common decency for them to so do if they can afford to help you. If they don't, then frankly your family sucks.
  
  As for the College thing, you can just apply for financial aid. Though if worse comes to worse you may want to look into getting a job instead, or one on campus.
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-14 16:57
  Cynic is right. If your financial situation influences your relationship with your cousins, you're better off cutting them off. If they hate you for such a silly reason, they don't deserve your love. Fucked-up family situations is no stranger to me, so I can definitively tell you that it will hurt, a lot. My advice is to focus more on yourself so that you can be more independent. Like Cynic suggested, there are several ways you can go to college without immediately having the money. Working part-time can help. It's up to you to persevere and find a way to deal with the situation.
• Sumpfkraut wrote on 2012-07-18 15:28
  I doubt that your mother knows your cousins that well to know about their motives. Considering her situation she's probably bitter, which might affect her reasoning. There's no reason to abandon your cousins just yet. You can still cut ties when they actually do turn out to be ungrateful classist assholes.
  
  I can't help you with the rest though, I'm afraid.
• Retard wrote on 2012-07-19 10:26
  Why does college cost so much x.x
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-19 10:32
  Not over here. ;)
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 10:53
  After going to college for two years I've decided its a complete waste of time and dropped out.
  
  If you really want to learn, everything they can teach you can be found online.
  
  I suppose its okay to go to college, but not if you're going to pay for it. Don't take on loans because they will haunt you for the next 10 years. Most college students don't get their dream job on graduation and there is no gaurantee that you will be able to pay off your loans. If you can't secure financial aid, going to Stanford will actually ruin your life.
• Retard wrote on 2012-07-19 11:09

  Quote from Cucurbita;913118:

  After going to college for two years I've decided its a complete waste of time and dropped out.
  
  If you really want to learn, everything they can teach you can be found online.
  
  I suppose its okay to go to college, but not if you're going to pay for it. Don't take on loans because they will haunt you for the next 10 years. Most college students don't get their dream job on graduation and there is no gaurantee that you will be able to pay off your loans. If you can't secure financial aid, going to Stanford will actually ruin your life.

  
  
  Well I'm sure my parents will be able to afford it and all, but seriously, if it ruins lives, then the school is doing something wrong in pricing...
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 13:37

  Quote from Tiger;913124:

  Well I'm sure my parents will be able to afford it and all, but seriously, if it ruins lives, then the school is doing something wrong in pricing...

  
  
  One of America's great problems is student loans right now. Most college students who get their education with loans spend the next 10~20 years paying it off, and many of them can't even do that because they can't get the jobs they got a degree for.
  
  Basically, College is for the privileged. Or for people with financial aid.
  
  The popular method nowadays is to take community college for 2 years and then transfer into a University to wrap up the second half of their BA, to save money. I honestly should've done this from the start.
• Retard wrote on 2012-07-19 13:45
  Do it now :o its never too late to learn!
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-07-19 13:50

  Quote from Tiger;909206:

  I dream of going to Stanford but apparently the full tuition comes to a grand total of $200K. About 50k/year.
  
  
  WHERE DOES ALL THAT MY MONEY GO! Can the average family even pay for that?

  
  
  Private universities offer very generous financial aid
  with Stanford being one of the most generous top tier universities
  hell Stanford gives around $50 million worth of financial aid in a year
  if they accepted you, they practically want you to attend their university
  
  If your family makes less than $60k a year, the cat believes you get full financial aid with no expected parent contribution
  less than $120k (or somewhere around there), then you'll receive additional financial aid for your tuition
  
  good luck
  Stanford's admission process is a lottery unless if you cured cancer or something
  Source: friend is an admissions officer there
  
  
  

  Quote from Cucurbita;913181:

  One of America's great problems is student loans right now. Most college students who get their education with loans spend the next 10~20 years paying it off, and many of them can't even do that because they can't get the jobs they got a degree for.
  
  Basically, College is for the privileged. Or for people with financial aid.
  
  The popular method nowadays is to take community college for 2 years and then transfer into a University to wrap up the second half of their BA, to save money. I honestly should've done this from the start.

  
  
  Note to everyone here
  this is practical for only public universities and other colleges which are not very selective.
  transfers are based on how many people drop out of the universities, and Ivy League and similar prestigious universities have such good students that it's possible for a 0% transfer rate
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 15:01

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;913185:

  Note to everyone here
  this is practical for only public universities and other colleges which are not very selective.
  transfers are based on how many people drop out of the universities, and Ivy League and similar prestigious universities have such good students that it's possible for a 0% transfer rate

  
  
  I wouldn't say that is necessarily true. These Universities do have transfer enrollment, and while transfers are always much harder to do than regular enrollment, its definitely a viable option.
  
  Though, of course, a community college -> university transfer option is really only viable if you're planning on taking a liberal arts direction to your education, something that seems to be incredibly popular these days though I strongly disagree with it.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-07-19 17:49

  Quote from Cucurbita;913118:

  After going to college for two years I've decided its a complete waste of time and dropped out.
  
  If you really want to learn, everything they can teach you can be found online.

  
  Point of college isn't to learn, it's to have something that gets more money and opens up job opportunities. I think that about school too though (as it is), so don't mind me. If you wanna learn something, you're almost always better off doing it on your own time, especially with the internet.
  
  Isn't financial aid given out somewhat freely to people who don't have a lot of money? My parents certainly didn't pay, lmao.
  

  The popular method nowadays is to take community college for 2 years and then transfer into a University to wrap up the second half of their BA, to save money.

  Something like that. Do well in community college and try to transfer over for whatever your last few years are, imo.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 18:15

  Quote from RebeccaBlack;913313:

  Point of college isn't to learn, it's to have something that gets more money and opens up job opportunities. I think that about school too though (as it is), so don't mind me. If you wanna learn something, you're almost always better off doing it on your own time, especially with the internet.

  
  
  Its true and I think its a shitty way to live life. I am currently living a battle between this reality and my ideologies.
  
  No further comments on that.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-07-19 20:19

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;913185:

  Private universities offer very generous financial aid
  with Stanford being one of the most generous top tier universities
  hell Stanford gives around $50 million worth of financial aid in a year
  if they accepted you, they practically want you to attend their university
  
  If your family makes less than $60k a year, the cat believes you get full financial aid with no expected parent contribution
  less than $120k (or somewhere around there), then you'll receive additional financial aid for your tuition
  
  good luck
  Stanford's admission process is a lottery unless if you cured cancer or something
  Source: friend is an admissions officer there
  
  
  
  
  Note to everyone here
  this is practical for only public universities and other colleges which are not very selective.
  transfers are based on how many people drop out of the universities, and Ivy League and similar prestigious universities have such good students that it's possible for a 0% transfer rate

  
  
  
  ^ this.
  
  
  My Mom has used financial aid all throughout her ~4 years of Community College and is going to be using grants and more financial aid to pay for her University education. The two basically pay for themselves if you're poor and usually smart enough (the latter only necessary if you want extra scholarships).
  
  There are a lot of good Universities out there that cater to the needs of the poor and help them get a good education. You just need to find out which ones offer the best programs and also let you study in whichever field you intend on being in.