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Cost of attendance rises slightly every year (say 3%). Delaying college means you come in later in the appreciation cycle; your total cost is substantially high
by superuser2 12y ago
Cost of attendance rises slightly every year (say 3%). Delaying college means you come in later in the appreciation cycle; your total cost is substantially higher.
Gap years are, unfortunately, a privilege for students who are so wealthy that doesn't matter or so poor that they're on full rides anyway. For a middle class student, it's just throwing away money.
- dllthomas 12y ago"For a middle class student, it's just throwing away money." They cost money, but that's not the same as throwing money away. It depends on what you're getting in exchange. If the gap year serves its purpose of helping you figure out what you want to do, the delta in cost is substantially less than paying a few years of tuition while you figure out the same thing.