So a parent who never went to university is more qualified to speak about college choices than someone who actually went to school in different countries? Also, $5000-$10000 per year vs $20000-50000 per year (in the US) is a hell of a difference price-wise.
Problem is that both parents and HS seniors tend to be exposed to limited choices, and not realize how easy it is to go outside the US and bypass the whole debt-whore game. To give you an idea, my high-school counsellor didn’t even mention LOCAL public universities other than my state’s as an option (guy actually had a fetish for applying to a small private school that was his father’s alma mater).
