Why does my school cost so much?

Question

My government is planning to lower my social security, and yet tuition is only going up. So in the future you'll bepaying bundles for your education and your retirement. There's a discrepancy here - everyone should be entitled to education, and that should be governments priority if it is trying to lower cost of retirement.

My estimated cost of attendace is $40,000, as an independent . I get a grant from the government and some grants from my school, which only come up to about $20,000. So I am supposed to take out 20,000 each year to attend school? Are they crazy? If I have no place to live and attend school, the government won't do anything for me but give me food stamps? No wonder this country is full of idiots, school is too much hassle if you want to live your life, and public schools teach nothing.

BluntHonestly: So you say I should starve to death to go to school. I am not asking government to support me through my life, but support me while I am in school becuase no one else can. If my government wants me as a functioning and a contributing member of society (economy) and cut my retirement, tthey should not force me into 80,000 of debt.

Answer 1

I don't know what your major is, but sometimes...depending on what you do when you graduate, some of your tuition can be forgiven. For instance, if you teach in an inner-city school for two years in California, they'll forgive your student loans. Some large corporations will absolve your student loans in exchange for a commitment from you to work for them for a period of time. My husband did that when he graduated.

My sister-in-law went to graduate school for free by working as an aid in the dept. she was majoring in. There are all kinds of ways to get your education paid for, besides government loans.

You have to do some work, though. Take a course in writing grants and write yourself a grant. My daughter-in-law did that & got $4,000.00 for nursing school.

Don't assume that because your financial aid the first year was half of your tuition that it is always going to be that. Re-apply every year. Apply for scholarships every year. You have to work at it. No one's going to knock on your door and give you a check. You've got to take it!

The money's out there. Now, go out there and get it!

Answer 2

You don't have to go to college to get a job. 'No college' doesn't equal homeless. Plenty of us have jobs and are planning for our retirment without relying on the government and going to school part time. I do think everyone deserves the opportunity to have an education. But the reason the country is full of idiots is because everyone is looking for a hand out. Give me food stamps, take care of me when I am old, pay for my school...

Answer 3

College attendance is very expensive, especially when attending a private university. I laways want to go to MIT, but being independent at 15, I could only go to a state school. Instead of paying $35,000-50,000 a year for private school; I ended up with less than $20,000 a year.

try http://www.fastweb.com for scholarship opportunities

Answer 4

This is a very common problem and is well documented around the world Govt see the short term saveings simply put they are only in offic for the short term and have very little stake in the future Vote for the right people

Answer 5

Get your first 2-4 year degrees at state schools (if in the US), and save your money for graduate school at the big expensive schools.... no one cares where you get your bachellors degrees... Public/State/Private, no one gives a crap... but Masters & Doctorates are another story...


Save your money for future degrees (by then you should have a good job from your previous degrees)

Answer 6

The money they give professors and the administration is quite a bit nowadays and the government is not going to foot the bill unless your a rich person already.

Answer 7

Sad but true, every college student faces this problem to some degree. Talk to your financial aid counselor. there may be other grant & scholarship programs available to you that you are not aware of. I wish you the best of luck. :0)

Answer 8

Welcome to the world of the Federal Reserve. Soon everyone will figure out that we are controlled by greedy evil bankers. Let me give you some advice: Rule number 1, Nobody cares about you. Rule number 2, Always bring your own mode of transportation, because you never know when you want to leave. these two rules will get you far. Check out this video, it will trip you out:

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Answer 9

Are you going to a private school vs. a state college? That's a big difference. State schools are often less than HALF of what you're paying.

Answer 10

Welcome to the War on the Middle Class. Tell your parents and friends about this the next time they tell you they're going to vote Republican.