College for all - right?

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-20-2008, 01:21 PM

In my limited experience, it seemed that the degree got me my first job, and experience every other job after that.

Gemini Cricket · 05-20-2008, 02:22 PM

I thought college was one of the best experiences of my life. I couldn't tell you what I studied or if I learned a lot, but it was an important step for me. I learned independence, travelled a great deal and made a ton of new friends. I wished I was out to everyone in college, I would have gotten laid more but oh well.
I think everyone should attempt college, because I learned a lot about life while I was there.

Oh, and people should go to college away from where they were brought up. See things from the other side of the fence.

sleepyjeff · 05-20-2008, 02:38 PM

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Oh, and people should go to college away from where they were brought up. See things from the other side of the fence.

One of my biggest regrets was not going away to college. I lived at home, worked for my Dad, and the University was a 12 minute drive away......

Just call me Mr. Independent

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-20-2008, 03:32 PM

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Oh, and people should go to college away from where they were brought up. See things from the other side of the fence.

Not everyone can afford that these days - out-of-state tuition was completely impossible for me (but I went to a very good school, two hours away from my home town. It had a very different 'feel,' though, so it may as well have been across the planet.)

Gemini Cricket · 05-20-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Not everyone can afford that these days - out-of-state tuition was completely impossible for me (but I went to a very good school, two hours away from my home town. It had a very different 'feel,' though, so it may as well have been across the planet.)

I hear ya. But my family couldn't even afford the plane ticket to send me away. But we made it work somehow. Scholarships, grants, loans and an award helped me go. I believe there's always a way if you want it bad enough.

I was the first in my family to go to college.

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-20-2008, 04:35 PM

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I hear ya. But my family couldn't even afford the plane ticket to send me away. But we made it work somehow. Scholarships, grants, loans and an award helped me go. I believe there's always a way if you want it bad enough.

I was the first in my family to go to college.

I'm very glad you were able to. But there's a weird level of income where one is too wealthy to merit any financial aid, but one's public university tuition is a total drain on the parents' income. (I paid what I could, including the ONE loan I was eligible for, but it hardly made a dent on my University of Michigan tuition bill.)

But you know what? It had the best theater directing program in the country, so I was lucky it was in-state.

katiesue · 05-20-2008, 06:14 PM

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I'm very glad you were able to. But there's a weird level of income where one is too wealthy to merit any financial aid, but one's public university tuition is a total drain on the parents' income. (I paid what I could, including the ONE loan I was eligible for, but it hardly made a dent on my University of Michigan tuition bill.)

But you know what? It had the best theater directing program in the country, so I was lucky it was in-state.

I was in this position as well. Mostly because my flipin Mother would not quit claiming me on her income taxes. Anyway I didn't qualify for anything so I had to work to pay for it all.

€uroMeinke · 05-20-2008, 09:19 PM

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Not everyone can afford that these days

I don't know - I just went into an obscene amount of debt getting a degree in something that I knew wouldn't land me a job outside academia - I mean, what are they going to do reposes my education if I can't pay the loans?

3894 · 05-21-2008, 06:00 AM

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I don't know - I just went into an obscene amount of debt getting a degree

This year, both Pomona and Stanford went automatically tuition-free if your parents make less than $100,000. (I think that was the figure.)

On the other hand, the very cool Antioch went out of business. It's touch economic times, even in higher ed.

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I thought college was one of the best experiences of my life. I couldn't tell you what I studied or if I learned a lot, but it was an important step for me. I learned independence, travelled a great deal and made a ton of new friends. I wished I was out to everyone in college, I would have gotten laid more but oh well. I think everyone should attempt college, because I learned a lot about life while I was there. Oh, and people should go to college away from where they were brought up. See things from the other side of the fence.
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