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... and this was written in 1998. I got into MIT but eventually decided against it because KU gave me about two full rides, and MIT wanted $30k a year. I got l
by Xichekolas 19y ago
... and this was written in 1998.
I got into MIT but eventually decided against it because KU gave me about two full rides, and MIT wanted $30k a year. I got lucky that I essentially got paid to go to college, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't really really want to go to MIT. I think it was any nerds dream for people my age.
Today I think Stanford or UC Berkeley would be my dream schools if I had it to do over again, but I never applied there, so who knows if I'd even have gotten in.
I think the argument for free tuition at such prestigious schools is an easy one. Tuition is a tiny portion of their income, and by charging outrageous tuitions they end up with all the rich kids (which may be smart) instead of all the smart kids (which may be rich, but may not). Like Greenspun points out, if you are going to such a place and plan to come out with a huge debt, then it kind of forces you to chase a high paying job, instead of one you might like better... so yeah, tuition that high just distorts things.
- pchristensen 19y agoSigh, me too. Sigh. I applied to BYU and USF and gt 1.5-2x rides to both. Really wanted to go to MIT but didn't apply because tuition was as much as my mom's salary. Sigh.
- llimllib 19y agoDitto. Ithaca and Ursinus offered me a full ride, and I stopped even looking at schools after that.
- gopalakrishnans 19y agowhat's a ride? full tuition waiver?
- kajecounterhack 19y agofull ride means full scholarship. So yes, full tuition waver. I'm not sure, but I think you still need to pay room and board though.
- Xichekolas 19y agoGenerally a full ride is understood as not having to pay tuition and fees. If you live on campus, some people consider room and board part of that, but I never did, so when I think full ride I think just tuition and fees. KU gave me about double what I needed for tuition and fees for four years, so the rest got spent on rent and books and such. I still worked full time in the summer to get by, but thankfully I could find work programming, so I never had to spend a cent of my parents money.