Cheap! It's a public school, consistently ranked as one of the best values in the nation. Around $26,000 in state, $51,000 out of state.
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Originally posted by Retro
Like $45,000 now that they raised tuition again.
$45k a YEAR for COLLEGE? Are you kidding me?
I pay less than 2000 euros a year and I get 6000 back in funds and government support.
How can something that is so crucial to forthcoming generations be so damn expensive? And to think college is most likely inaccessible for thousands and thousands students who have the brain but not the funds.
Meaning:
Room (My nice apartment)
Board (Food & Alcohol)
Books & Supplies ew
Travel (Shoes to walk to class)
Health Insurance ????
Loan Fees ew none of this!
Personal (toiletries & herbal remedies)
So it's more of like the price tag for the year rather than just tuition!
Also, a lot of times if you have the brains and go to a school that's great with aid, you'll receive a lot more than you can believe. Like, I don't have to pay anywhere close to $25K a year for everything.
Meaning:
Room (My nice apartment)
Board (Food & Alcohol)
Books & Supplies ew
Travel (Shoes to walk to class)
Health Insurance ????
Loan Fees ew none of this!
Personal (toiletries & herbal remedies)
So it's more of like the price tag for the year rather than just tuition!
I could have all of this and pay about an extra 500 euros a month and I would get another 300 euros in government support. I don't see where and why all these thousands are needed for.
I don't feel bad for anyone who goes to a private university. Or anyone who lives on campus all 4 years, takes out loans for each thing, buys textbooks at the bookstore, and never pays for anything throughout it. How can you be surprised at the bill when you borrowed all that?
State schools are super cheap. Then you can live off campus with some roommates. Cheap. Waffley is right.
Meaning:
Room (My nice apartment)
Board (Food & Alcohol)
Books & Supplies ew
Travel (Shoes to walk to class)
Health Insurance ????
Loan Fees ew none of this!
Personal (toiletries & herbal remedies)
So it's more of like the price tag for the year rather than just tuition!
Also, a lot of times if you have the brains and go to a school that's great with aid, you'll receive a lot more than you can believe. Like, I don't have to pay anywhere close to $25K a year for everything.
My parents pay for my university but my tuition is around 4k per semester... so that x2 around 8-10K per year for my degree. I live in Texas tho, and I believe that the figures posted in the OP are for "elite" schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford etc etc. of course... the students attending those places probably come from wealthy families already, so that much money is like pocket change for them.
Yea, I pay $20,000 a semester. Approximately 40,000 a year.
But the people who cannot afford this, the government helps them out and gives them money to go to college.
Most public colleges (which are usually pretty good) are between 10k and 20k, and financial aid is generally offered to those who need it. So it's not that bad. Granted when you compare it to Europe or Canada, they do charge a lot to go to college.
I could have all of this and pay about an extra 500 euros a month and I would get another 300 euros in government support. I don't see where and why all these thousands are needed for.
Hmm.
Well as reference, I pay my $800 share for the apartment I have with my roomies.
For the ten-month school year, that's $8,000. Tuition is $9,000. So that's $17,000.
As for food/personal, I spend (rough average) about $25/day, so for the ten months, that's $7,500. Adding that up is already $24,500. Obviously, it's not the same for everyone, but college a lot of times isn't cheap because living on your own isn't cheap.
I don't feel bad for anyone who goes to a private university. Or anyone who lives on campus all 4 years, takes out loans for each thing, buys textbooks at the bookstore, and never pays for anything throughout it. How can you be surprised at the bill when you borrowed all that?
State schools are super cheap. Then you can live off campus with some roommates. Cheap. Waffley is right.
Not necessarily. I know of a few people who attend state schools and still end up getting into substantial student loan debt. Of course a private school plus R&B will cost more, but why should people be limited to attending just a few schools? And, unless people decide to illegally download their textbooks from a certain Russian website, how can they avoid that expense? One of my undergrad intro to PolSci textbooks was $145 bought or $90 rented.
Even at this stage, while I have full funding for my PhD (including a fairly decent stipend) there is no way that I can live without taking a minor loan each year (given that we are not allowed to work while being funded --and really couldn't manage it, based on the amount of hours that we spend on campus, TAing, doing research, etc.).
for me its around 10k a year in canada. (in the best uni in my province) (excluding books and transpo)
it's still too much but waaayyyy less then american tuition.
however I do work part time and its helps a ton! my advice is to try your best to squeeze in a part time job. it does wonders yall!!
also like Mod Katie said get used books (or try your best to get them) and find a cheap grocery store and try to cook yourself in your dorms kitchen (if you live in a dorm) it will save you so much money.
Not necessarily. I know of a few people who attend state schools and still end up getting into substantial student loan debt. Of course a private school plus R&B will cost more, but why should people be limited to attending just a few schools? And, unless people decide to illegally download their textbooks from a certain Russian website, how can they avoid that expense? One of my undergrad intro to PolSci textbooks was $145 bought or $90 rented.
Even at this stage, while I have full funding for my PhD (including a fairly decent stipend) there is no way that I can live without taking a minor loan each year (given that we are not allowed to work while being funded --and really couldn't manage it, based on the amount of hours that we spend on campus, TAing, doing research, etc.).
It seems to be a lose-lose game for many.
You don't have to avoid all loans. There are plenty of used book websites, book rentals, and book shares. It's ridiculous to say "just a few schools." There are plenty of public schools in the country. My school was about 8k/year for just tuition but then they wanted about 5k/term in housing. That's insane when living away from campus with roommates is so much cheaper.
My point was that school doesn't have to be approaching 6 figures for four years and that's still correct.
