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>But this low number of 2% surprised me because when I was at Yale, everybody kept talking about how broke they were. >“Want to go out for brunch?” “I can’t—I’
by ikeboy 7y ago
>But this low number of 2% surprised me because when I was at Yale, everybody kept talking about how broke they were.
>“Want to go out for brunch?” “I can’t—I’m so broke.” This was a common line.
Seems like a huge stretch to assume this is a lie. The 2% figure is for the bottom quintile. The same source says the median family income for Yale students is 192k. That's perfectly consistent with a student who's taking on a heavy debt load to not have much disposable income. The family could have several kids, perhaps be paying partial tuition for 2 kids and have basically no money to give their kid aside from the minimum for food and board.
- Jill_the_Pill 7y agoMy second child is starting at Yale this fall, and yes, the tuition struggle is real (trying to do it with no debt). My son has 3 summer jobs, and my daughter is moving off campus to save money. We might make that median this year, but only because I just took on a second job. They won't be posing when they can't go out for brunch -- not when that damned meal plan already took $9 for breakfast.