That's way too much (I'm in gen x). I think you are being sarcastic! Gen x didn't have all the advantages of great economy like baby boomers, but we still had

That's way too much (I'm in gen x). I think you are being sarcastic! Gen x didn't have all the advantages of great economy like baby boomers, but we still had it better than today. My college total cost was something like $5k. I went to grad school and had multiple job offers at each stages.