Students: If you attend an out-of-state college, do your parents pay for your housing if you pay all of your tuition yourself? What is usually the case? Thank you.
2007-03-05 16:15:19 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
As an undergad, I stayed in the dorms for 4.5 of the 5 years I was there. I had grants, loans. that paid for my tuition and living expenses. As a grad student, I worked a lot more and also used financial aid to pay for my living expenses in my apt.
My family helps me a great deal financially, but I would not burden them to pay $400+ for my rent and expenses each month. Obviously some parents may easily be able to afford this, but mine can't. Plus, I'm 24 yrs. old. I need to stand on my own 2 feet. When I need them, they would help me, but I think if the parents cannot reasonably afford it, the student should find other ways of funding all aspects of their education.
2007-03-05 16:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by florita 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's definitely no 'should' about it. This is the point in your life when you have to start learning what it means to live outside of your parents' house. I just graduated from college last May, and I paid for college myself with loans, grants, scholarships, etc. My parents would have helped if they could, but it just wasn't an option. In a way it was good, because I took things (slightly) more seriously. I had two $10K loans (one freshman year and one sophomore year); then I became an RA for my last two years to help with room and board. This saved me about $16K. Of course, I'm now making $400 a month in loan payments, but it's a part of life. I've got to pay my own bills.
Here's what I say -- if you are able to help, then do just that. Don't pay for the whole thing, even if you're able. I have friends whose parents paid for everything and anything and they really have no concept of what it is to earn your money and budget and save and pay bills. It wil be better for your kid in the long run, trust me.
2007-03-06 15:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 of 3 daughters in collage right now. Youngest is out of state, we are picking up the whole thing, she did get a bunch of scholarships so we are paying about 30% of what the cost is. She doesn't work while at school but will when on summer break. Middle daughter is in grad school, we payed the whole thing for the first 4 years. Again she was smart and got a bunch of scholarships. Now in grad school and working and going to get her masters. We pay for all the fees (she goes for free because she work for the school), but not her rent. We slide as much $$ as we can to our kids in school to make there life easier. I wouldn't let them work during the school year because as I told them ''you will be working for the next 40 years enjoy your youth, you'll be old and tired soon enough.''
2007-03-06 00:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by landersonjr1958 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think once a student gets to be a junior in high school they should start saving for college that is what I had to do my parents are helping me with some of the cost but it's mostly me that is paying for it
2007-03-06 00:22:25 · answer #4 · answered by Mandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It woul depend on the location of the school & whether or not there was a scholarship because usually they pay for dorms too. THe location would be important because the cost of living is different in every state. My personal opinion is yes they should because that's one less thing u'd have to worry about as a student, & could concentrate more on school instead of having to owrk to have a place to live.
2007-03-06 00:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by jadynzmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the financial ability of the parents and their individual feelings on the need to teach responsibility for ones ability to provide a living for ones self. That it is a strong character building experience that unless undertaken; it's message is lost on privileged youth. The Rich or Privileged families have no idea what that means and so they supply all the needs of their affluent offspring who; as well, never learn how to manage hands on. They have the so to speak "silver spoon in the mouth" from birth and can not relate to the real world and it's needs or reasons for reacting in the manner it does. Thus they can never truly understand the people.
2007-03-06 00:29:07 · answer #6 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my parents pay my tution. I have a full scheduel, I dont have time for a job. But I did fill out the fasfa, and worked hard to get alot of scholarships, I had to get out a student loan. My parents put out three hundered dollars this year. I think that if you have a full scheduel and you did all you could for scholarships that it is prefectly acceptable for your parents to pitch in what you need.
2007-03-06 00:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by coffeelover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always was under the assumption 18 and out the door. You were left up to your own destiny. I think, since I was brought up that way, and now have a child. I want her to work her butt off to get where she needs to get to. Let her dreams and motivation get her there. Its ok to help a little. If you do too much tho, they rely on mom and dad too much. A kid, who is really doing their best, and showing deep efforts of working hard themselves, just trying to make it, I believe, needs some help from the parents or parent, if its feasable. Just make sure they aren't sponging off you. Just my opinion.
2007-03-06 00:38:33 · answer #8 · answered by hbuckmeister 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they can afford it yeah. If too many kids in college at a time my parents make us pay for housing but help grocery wise.
2007-03-06 00:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by marinesprincess 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have worked full time since I got into college and paying my own way with no help. It would have been easier and I would have graduated sooner if i didn't have to work so much
2007-03-06 00:24:22 · answer #10 · answered by puckbunny03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋