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> paying and extra $12k per year to live in a dorm "for the experience" This is disingenuous, as there are many universities that do require first year student
by yladiz 6y ago
> paying and extra $12k per year to live in a dorm "for the experience"
This is disingenuous, as there are many universities that do require first year students to be on campus, with limited exceptions.
> Part of the student debt crisis are families making poor economic choices.
Sure, but the impression most families and arguably American society at large have (which is a mix of truth, "belief", and maybe self fulfilling prophecy) is that the more prestigious schools, which also tend to be private, will land you a better job by virtue of the name or networking. It's harder to turn down an opportunity with that in mind, especially as student debt is hard to really grasp the magnitude of as an 18 year old never having dealt with that much money.
- abnry 6y agoThere's a state college in almost every city that you can commute to. It's not disingenuous to talk about forking an extra $12k a year "for the experience".
- bruceb 6y agoBut living in the dorms can make you lifetime friends that might be worth well more than $12k
- scarmig 6y ago$50k in extra debt is a whole lot of money to pay in exchange for the promise of friendship. And I get it, and the value. But most people would be better served with an alternative system.
- NateEag 6y ago> $50k in extra debt is a whole lot of money to pay in exchange for the promise of friendship. I'd amend this to "the possibility of friendship". I'll add that I got a professional friendship from college that's lasted sixteen years so far - very much the kind of thing the GP was talking about. Both of us were commuters doing the last two years of our degrees at a commuter school. We didn't need to pay for dorms to meet each other and develop friendships.