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riderinthestorm

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25. At $30k/year for even a US public university degree, you can't work enough to close that gap.

Tue May 15, 2012, 11:24 AM

May 2012

Not even close to possible, especially in this economy. Then add on trying to find a part time job that works around your academic schedule is close to impossible.

Right now online degrees in the US aren't really of any quality and I don't know of any quality universities offering a 100% online degree. The bigger money degrees like nursing, engineering, lab research etc. - all of those require attendance. Schools like Phoenix University aren't going to open a lot of doors.

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I can't imagine graduating college owing $900 a month [View all] LynneSin May 2012 OP

Solution? Just sell two of these shirts ever month. Ichingcarpenter May 2012 #1

My younger daughter is thinking medical school exboyfil May 2012 #5

My son started College as a 2nd semester sophomore based on AP credits. Got bachelors in 3 yrs. crazylikafox May 2012 #11

My daughter did exactly that too. Graduated with her masters in 2010 with ONLY $24k in debt. riderinthestorm May 2012 #14

My friend's daughter is doing the same thing - taking as many AP courses as possible before college LynneSin May 2012 #21

AP can be a good route but it does not work too well in my daughter's case exboyfil May 2012 #34

STEM majors come out doing well NotThisTime May 2012 #2

Not all of them limpyhobbler May 2012 #6

They never really tell you what the loans will cost magical thyme May 2012 #3

that is about right qazplm May 2012 #12

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2012 #4

How About "Home-Schooling" For College.....nt (sarcasm) global1 May 2012 #7

Book recommendation for anyone going to college or sending a kid to college FSogol May 2012 #8

I have never read that book laundry_queen May 2012 #19

At $30k/year for even a US public university degree, you can't work enough to close that gap. riderinthestorm May 2012 #25

Wow, that sucks. laundry_queen May 2012 #35

2012 costs for University of Illinois, a public state school is $30k for undergrads riderinthestorm May 2012 #9

Wow. Back in the early-mid 1980s hifiguy May 2012 #20

I know but people (even on DU) want to blame the students, or ignorance riderinthestorm May 2012 #23

What I do not understand is why college costs hifiguy May 2012 #24

Very, very, very good question. And its a lot like the frog and boiling water analogy riderinthestorm May 2012 #27

Did my undergrad and grad at state universities Godhumor May 2012 #10

My son graduated from Ohio Northern six years ago. peace13 May 2012 #13

It isn't just the private colleges. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #15

Best strategy for poor kids: study really, really, really, really, really hard JDPriestly May 2012 #16

Aren't there just so many scholarships to go around? aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #29

Yes. Education should be free, and we should pay more of our tax dollars for JDPriestly May 2012 #45

In GA, if you graduate High school w/a 3.0 GPA you only pay 10% of public college tuition. aikoaiko May 2012 #17

Delaware has plans like that too LynneSin May 2012 #22

If going out of state is a luxury they can afford then so be it. aikoaiko May 2012 #31

Their web site seems pretty clear FarCenter May 2012 #18

I can't imagine paying student loans over 30 years. Folks in their 30s, finishing phds, loan payoff Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #26

I dropped out of Ph.D. program rather than allow myself to become coalition_unwilling May 2012 #30

Its a tough time to get into academia. aikoaiko May 2012 #32

It's one of those 'road less travelled by' moments but I do coalition_unwilling May 2012 #39

I was very fortunate to get my Ph.D. in 1999. aikoaiko May 2012 #41

applications for tenture track positions running 300 to 1. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #40

I graduated from there 30 years ago. Ironically ONU was known as one of the least expensive madinmaryland May 2012 #28

"do your first 2 years of college at a community college" dana_b May 2012 #33

If her school offers any AP classes she should take them LynneSin May 2012 #42

to be honest, even if they did offer them, dana_b May 2012 #43

ROI for various schools jeff47 May 2012 #36

Sounds like she wanted the whole "college experience" Marcia Brady May 2012 #37

Community college for the first 2 years B2G May 2012 #38

A Lot of Private Universities Correlate High Priced Tuition with Prestige Yavin4 May 2012 #44