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~$80K per semester at Harvard. I now understand why almost every graduate of Harvard tends to bring up the fact they graduated from Harvard on nearly every conv

by xyst 6y ago

~$80K per semester at Harvard. I now understand why almost every graduate of Harvard tends to bring up the fact they graduated from Harvard on nearly every conversation. I went to a public school and my 4 year tuition cost is equivalent to half the cost of single a semester at Harvard. I only graduated a couple of years ago so inflation is negligible. Guess who I work with the most and still earn the same wage (if not more)? It makes you wonder if Ivy League is nothing more than a brand name at this point. It’s like buying anything “Supreme” or Gucci related, except for the “intellectuals”. As for the article, I didn’t really care too much for it. Sort of just skimmed through it and it seemed like an ad for something he was part of. The only thing that caught my eye was the tuition bill at Harvard.

typest 6y ago
> I only graduated a couple of years ago so inflation is negligible. If only inflation were the only thing driving the price up! The whole problem with college cost is that cost is increasing faster than inflation. I went to a similar university to Harvard. I enrolled in 2013, and the total cost per year was under 60k. It's now 80k. Cost of attendance is increasing at ~ 4% per year, which is entirely unsustainable. Crazy how a couple years means a difference of 20k per year = 80k over 4 years.
MattGaiser 6y ago
Virtually everyone gets a large discount on that bill in one way or another. Few actually pay the sticker price.
1986 6y ago
80k per year, not per semester, and most students that don't come from wealth pay nowhere near that.
namdnay 6y ago
It really depends what job you do. We’re lucky enough in tech that companies don’t necessarily pay based on diploma, but I can guarantee that if you’re in traditional big corporation world, a Harvard grad will be payed a good 20% more than someone who went to an average university
DiogenesKynikos 6y ago
Unless your family is wealthy, you probably paid more to go to a public school than you would have paid to go to Harvard. Most people don't pay anywhere near the sticker price to go to Harvard. Families making less than 65k USD/year pay nothing.

by xyst 6y ago

typest 6y ago

> I only graduated a couple of years ago so inflation is negligible. If only inflation were the only thing driving the price up! The whole problem with college cost is that cost is increasing faster than inflation. I went to a similar university to Harvard. I enrolled in 2013, and the total cost per year was under 60k. It's now 80k. Cost of attendance is increasing at ~ 4% per year, which is entirely unsustainable. Crazy how a couple years means a difference of 20k per year = 80k over 4 years.

MattGaiser 6y ago

Virtually everyone gets a large discount on that bill in one way or another. Few actually pay the sticker price.

1986 6y ago

80k per year, not per semester, and most students that don't come from wealth pay nowhere near that.

namdnay 6y ago

It really depends what job you do. We’re lucky enough in tech that companies don’t necessarily pay based on diploma, but I can guarantee that if you’re in traditional big corporation world, a Harvard grad will be payed a good 20% more than someone who went to an average university

DiogenesKynikos 6y ago

Unless your family is wealthy, you probably paid more to go to a public school than you would have paid to go to Harvard. Most people don't pay anywhere near the sticker price to go to Harvard. Families making less than 65k USD/year pay nothing.