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There is a certain amount of inflating expectations going on, IMO. I'd bet a lot of the people who worked their way through college, went to community college.
by gascan 8y ago
There is a certain amount of inflating expectations going on, IMO. I'd bet a lot of the people who worked their way through college, went to community college. Also, even comparing like for like- my father attended Berkeley in the 60's. I think he'd be one of the first to tell you it wasn't quite the same world-famous ultra-elite school kids are applying to today.
Similar to complaints about how one's parents were able to afford a house in Silicon Valley, why can't I? Well, gee, fifty years ago Silicon Valley was an orchard.
- dgacmu 8y agoIt's also generational because of the increasing costs of college, not just the reputation of certain schools. I started college in about 1992. My in-state tuition at the University of Utah -- a major university, not elite, but not community college -- was, I think ( * ), less than about $1500, which is about $2700 in today's dollars. In-state tuition today is $8,824, reflecting a substantial reduction in state support -- a 3.2x real dollar increase. People in my generation and older who say "work your way through college", or "don't take out loans" need to make sure they've updated their mental model of the cost of college. (*) I can't find historical data going back to '92; In '98 it was $2711: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/tuition-and-fees https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/tuition-and-fees which is $4203 in today's dollars.