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It's misleading to quote only the tuition number. Most people will have to pay for lodging, food, and other necessities, so those numbers are the better ones t
by jlarocco 11y ago
It's misleading to quote only the tuition number. Most people will have to pay for lodging, food, and other necessities, so those numbers are the better ones to use.
- sokoloff 11y agoIf you didn't go to college for those 4-ish years, you'd still have to pay for lodging, food, and other necessities, so it depends on what you're trying to analyze which number is better to use.
- jlarocco 11y agoOkay, but if you didn't go to college those 4 years, you'd have a full-time job to pay for those things. For most people, 4 years of college implies 4 years of not working, or 4 years of low paying part time jobs. A lot of people cover those costs with student loan money, so they're relevant to a conversation about student loans.
- sokoloff 11y agoAgreed, but IMO they're not relevant to a more general "cost of college is less than 2 Teslas" conversation, which is why there are two different treatments that are reasonable.