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> other than to tell a whole bunch of young people that they can't afford to learn further in the US educational system. There are tons of alternatives to fund
by djrogers 8y ago
> other than to tell a whole bunch of young people that they can't afford to learn further in the US educational system.
There are tons of alternatives to funding a very expensive university through debt. Work part time, pick a cheaper school, get a bunch of credits at community college, or do all 3. And that is all without a single scholarship - of which there are many you may qualify for.
It’s irresponsible to just throw your hands up and claim that there’s no other way around it...
- girvo 8y agoSurely one can make an argument that having to do all of that, or rely on scholarships to get a tertiary education isn’t a great state of affairs for the future of our countries?
- Can_Not 8y agoOk but what about the people who already work one or two part time jobs, already picked the cheaper community college, already aren't buying $5 coffees from Starbucks daily, already don't eat out all the time, already don't pay for cable, already didn't buy a new iPhone this year? Assuming everyone's already well off and just living above their means isn't very helpful when education itself is the thing that's costing above most people's means.