Originally Posted by Astro14
Originally Posted by hatt
Originally Posted by Astro14
Originally Posted by Dudemanmaximus
Well maybe. My daughters tuition is 22-25 $k/ year + $800/month rent + living expenses etc, usually costs me $40k/ yr. Private schools tuition alone often 50-60K. Many med schools now are 40-60K per year. It is not hard to rack up debt.
It's not hard to rack up debt.
The schools and banks make it so easy.
But it is not necessary.
If you don't have other resources how else are you going to do it? A part time gig at McDonald's isn't going to do much.
If your parents make less than $65,000/year, you can go to many schools for FREE.
https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid
All you have to do is work hard enough to get in.
E.G. My son has a classmate who grew up on a reservation in Wyoming. She is the first in her family to go to college. The school is paying 100% of her room, board, and tuition. They have given her a campus job, which covers her incidentals like laundry and entertainment, and she gets an allowance for books, and an allowance for travel to/from Boston to Wyoming.
Covered completely. She will pay nothing.
She will graduate debt free.
These programs do you no good if you don't quality for them.