Do you feel it is your parents responsability to finance your way through college?

Question

Why?

Answer 1

Wow. Good question. It depends on the situation.

I would say "yes" when it comes to my parents. My parents used to always make it clear that after high school, I'd go to college. There's no ifs, ands, or buts. College was next. I wasn't even "allowed" a year off. "You're going to college!" This makes it my parents' responsibility. They can't make me go and force me to pay for everything. It doesn't make sense.

Some parents don't have the money or don't make an emphasis. It falls down on to the student to have their own "willpower" to go. It'd be great if the parents could help out - i.e. "You can live with us and pay nothing. We'll help support you." However, the responsibility of the parents' are little as it was their child who made the ultimate choice to go to college.

Answer 2

It was a known fact in my home that unless I got a scholarship, I couldn't afford to go to college. I think it made me study harder, and it made me value my college experience more.

I think a lot of kids today feel that their parents and the world in general 'owes' them something. I personally think that if you work for something, it means more to you in the long run.

Answer 3

well i think they could go half half ? but college and those things are like soo expensive and tehres noway a teenager would be able to pay all the fees and all that. so then they'd need help and probly pay them back after theyve done the course i dont know whats goingto happen but i overheard my mum talking to my neighbour about that and how she wasnt helped and had to pay it all by herself and how she wasnt going to pay for me so.. *sigh* dunno its different for different familys .. others who are supportive and theres otehrs who just dont care i would help my kids half half and then if its that expensive i'd help but not if i knew they could manage it
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Answer 4

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