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What was wrong with the knowledge that an in-state college would have provided?
by nnutter 11y ago
What was wrong with the knowledge that an in-state college would have provided?
- gregd 11y agoBecause I lived in a rural area of California and moved to a different state, where the cost of living was less absurd. I paid out-of-state tuition for 1 year. That tuition rate was twice what in-state residents were paying. And what the fuck kind of concept is "out of state" tuition anyways? Seriously?
- muzz 11y agoHow is the cost of living absurd in rural areas of California?
- gregd 11y agoYou don't live in California, do you? I lived in an area where even the cost of rent, exceeded what one could make at the low income, part-time jobs available in that area.
- saryant 11y ago> And what the fuck kind of concept is "out of state" tuition anyways? Seriously? Huh? You and your family didn't pay the taxes that allow for the in-state rates. Why should you be able to move there and take advantage? Also, if you were in CA why not just go to one of the fifty UCs or CSUs?
- solve 11y agoNo, it's not for those moral reasons. - At best, it's for the state to make money in the long term by reducing the brain-drain of great students moving to other states. - At worst, it's for the university to make more money short-term via price discrimination, by operating under the assumption that people who travel further often tend to have more money to spend than those who stay in state.
- gregd 11y ago*take advantage" Yes, because my primary motivation for moving to Nebraska (from California) was to "take advantage". You got me. I attended three colleges in California. I'm not sure what the point of your last sentence was/is.
- grecy 11y agoSerious question, I'm not from the US. How do they determine if you are from "out of state"? Surely you can find a way around it - i.e. just lie and say your family just moved to said state right after you graduated HS, etc.
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