Education does not necessarily mean success just because you went to a 'top tier' school. College what you make of it.
My children both went to state schools. One in state, one out of state.
Both were expensive but nowhere near the cost of a college education today. I am proud of their success but am also sad that there are so many worthy young people for whom even a state school is out of reach.
We worry about our future but without the proper tools, the young college age students are facing a tough choice.
The loans are fine, the total of those loans are crippling.
When I went to college, room, board and tuition was about $3000.00 a year.(1960's)
As I look back, I think this was a dream. How could things go so unbelievably out of reach in these past years?
OK, I'm an old timer trying to get by but I think if I had to do it over again, I'd go into a trade that would never be out of vogue.
How about Paper Roses, the plumber? --or maybe Paper Roses, the electrician?
A few years as an apprentice--now $125.00 an hour with no student loan debt.
Sometimes I wonder of an advanced education is any longer worth it. We all need the knowledge but sometimes the cost is so prohibitive that alternatives should be investigated.
Don't forget schools like University of Massachusetts and University of Virginia. Each is now expensive for both in-state and out-of-state students. Both great schools but I'm sure that most colleges offer a good education. It is the responsibility of the student to take advantage of whatever can be gleaned from the offering of any school. I just feel that the time has come to seek or at least investigate alternatives.
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