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Private school is very expensive? Undergrad credit hour is between $150--$350 at most 4 year public universities I think? I have grad classes at a private university here in NC and they are about $350 an credit hour.
My college cost about that much. Most students were on at least a partial scholarship (mine covered almost all of the tuition and was more than my hometown's average salary- worth every second).
A 4-year in-state public college that is about right. But the majority pays a lot more.
A decent private school is a LOT more.
Average rate for in-state public colleges in New England is $8K/year.
But, the bottom line (not to generalize too badly), is you get what you pay for. IMHO.
For $49K a year, you should be in a top-tier (or next to it) private school. Worth every penny.
Unless your degree is in the mythical "Underwater Basket Weaving" or some other non-ROI degree field. College is good when you're going for something that there's a job market for when you're graduating. Other than that, may as well have saved 100k and worked at starbucks for 4 years or learned a trade.
Unless your degree is in the mythical "Underwater Basket Weaving" or some other non-ROI degree field. College is good when you're going for something that there's a job market for when you're graduating. Other than that, may as well have saved 100k and worked at starbucks for 4 years or learned a trade.
Absolutely true.
It boils down to common sense; if you want to major in the study of the Peruvian Pine Beetle, then you either need to 1). marry well, or 2). hope you don't starve.
You would hope that people who go to college would have enough sense (since they are paying a lot of money) to get a marketable skill. Though I have seen many an exception.
Also, what do you do after working for Starbucks for 4 years (saving the $100K), work there for another 40?
Absolutely true.
It boils down to common sense; if you want to major in the study of the Peruvian Pine Beetle, then you either need to 1). marry well, or 2). hope you don't starve.
You would hope that people who go to college would have enough sense (since they are paying a lot of money) to get a marketable skill. Though I have seen many an exception.
Also, what do you do after working for Starbucks for 4 years (saving the $100K), work there for another 40?
I hear their management pays very well. Not saying Starbucks is a smart career choice, but it's better than sitting in mommy's basement. If anything, that time could be used to build up a hatred for doing jobs such as that and for motivation to get yourself into one of those marketable fields.
i think mine was about 50 "sticker price" but we paid nowhere near that. i think my parents paid about 5-8k per year and i took out another 5k or so per year in loans.
That's what I'm paying. Just wondering what y'all are paying/did pay?
Move off campus, only pay the university the bare minimum.
I saved a ton of money, freedom, and gained a lot of responsibility moving off campus with friends and cooking my own meals.
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