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The student loan crisis
I chose to stay in ignorant bliss each quarter when Sallie May emails me my interest statement, deleting the email. I have enough to worry about with actually doing school. Jun 26 14 09:20 pm Link It took me a significantly longer time to finish college all the way to a Master's degree. I worked and starved and did school part time (50 hour a week job and going at night to community college) - got some scholarships that saved my bacon. My last 6 months looked like a parade of Rice, cabbage, and 25 cent pot pie dinners. *shudders at what must go into a frozen pot pie you can sell for a quarter* But when I got my final degree (Masters) - I owed - - Nothing... I owned almost nothing - but I was not in debt. This is perhaps one of my proudest achievements. and it helped make me the cheapskate that I still am today. Jun 26 14 09:34 pm Link Nope. And I won't. I walked out of the financial aid office today.. I wanted to drop there and thank god.. Fully paid for. So I have the time to save up for university when that time comes, although financial aid and scholarships might save my ass there too. If not, I have the majormajormajor guilt card I rarely ever play. But I'm the "B" child, and while my cousin went to school for $40k a year(yes they actually paid for that-no he has no debt) I'm in community college. Paying something for my Bach/masters won't kill anyone. Jun 26 14 10:40 pm Link My bachelors will cost $22k and I did all my gen ed at a community college. Saved my ass tons going about it that way. Will ultimately probably take more in loans, around $27k, to cover the risidual costs of going to college. Trying to get scholarships and grants already even though I won't start until Fall 2015. Edit: I'll be going to a cal-state school. Jun 26 14 10:49 pm Link I COULD have gone to community college and gotten all of my geneds for a lot cheaper, but I really love the small community at my school. It's only about 250 people and I know almost every teacher, and have had them multiple times. I think it's worth it. Jun 26 14 10:54 pm Link I think a lot of people have unrealistic expectations of what a college degree will actually get you. I know that my degree in sociology will probably not get me a 6-figure job for quite some time (if it ever does I will be grateful but I am not expecting it) but I really value the knowledge I am gaining and think it will better prepare me for my career. I picked my degree based on the field of work I want to get into and it took me a lot of time to decide where exactly I wanted to go with my career. I think pushing kids into college righ out if high school is a HUGE mistake. They are just coming off the bender of people constantly telling them "you can be whatever you want to be" so they try to do exactly that. Jun 26 14 11:06 pm Link Little Queenie wrote: I will give credit to my school for being very persuasive to join while at the same time never promising a fruitful career. Jun 26 14 11:19 pm Link Al Lock Photography wrote: Nicely done. Jun 27 14 12:55 pm Link Nine years later and it's only worse! Jul 06 23 07:19 am Link |
