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May 7, 2011 at 10:28 AM #694508May 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM #693345
Scarlett
Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]
No doubt. Everything is more expensive.
I go to UCSD campus often enough. I don’t know what they eat. But Price Center is crowded and many students are dressed better/more expensive than me and have lots of gizmos I don’t have.[/quote]The Price Center has a nice food court.
Universities now have food courts like at the shopping mall. It wasn’t the case when I was a student. Food service is definitely better and more expensive.
Students also dress better than in the past. Kids now start wearing premium clothing early on.[/quote]
totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.
May 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM #693423Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]
No doubt. Everything is more expensive.
I go to UCSD campus often enough. I don’t know what they eat. But Price Center is crowded and many students are dressed better/more expensive than me and have lots of gizmos I don’t have.[/quote]The Price Center has a nice food court.
Universities now have food courts like at the shopping mall. It wasn’t the case when I was a student. Food service is definitely better and more expensive.
Students also dress better than in the past. Kids now start wearing premium clothing early on.[/quote]
totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.
May 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM #694030Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]
No doubt. Everything is more expensive.
I go to UCSD campus often enough. I don’t know what they eat. But Price Center is crowded and many students are dressed better/more expensive than me and have lots of gizmos I don’t have.[/quote]The Price Center has a nice food court.
Universities now have food courts like at the shopping mall. It wasn’t the case when I was a student. Food service is definitely better and more expensive.
Students also dress better than in the past. Kids now start wearing premium clothing early on.[/quote]
totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.
May 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM #694176Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]
No doubt. Everything is more expensive.
I go to UCSD campus often enough. I don’t know what they eat. But Price Center is crowded and many students are dressed better/more expensive than me and have lots of gizmos I don’t have.[/quote]The Price Center has a nice food court.
Universities now have food courts like at the shopping mall. It wasn’t the case when I was a student. Food service is definitely better and more expensive.
Students also dress better than in the past. Kids now start wearing premium clothing early on.[/quote]
totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.
May 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM #694529Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]
No doubt. Everything is more expensive.
I go to UCSD campus often enough. I don’t know what they eat. But Price Center is crowded and many students are dressed better/more expensive than me and have lots of gizmos I don’t have.[/quote]The Price Center has a nice food court.
Universities now have food courts like at the shopping mall. It wasn’t the case when I was a student. Food service is definitely better and more expensive.
Students also dress better than in the past. Kids now start wearing premium clothing early on.[/quote]
totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.
May 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM #693365bearishgurl
Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Scarlett, it’s just a function of those electronics not being available 20 years ago. Most of these young students are no doubt still on their parents’ cell phone plan. It only costs about $30 month to add an i-phone (incl mandatory services) to a parent’s “family plan.” The parents are paying the bill and probably only paid $100 for their student’s (subsidized) phone.
As far as clothing, etc., I agree. For instance, my own kid(s) carry real designer bags (and also designer knockoffs) as well as wear designer boots. I do not, never have and could care less. They’re also far more picky about clothing than I am. Believe it or not, I still wear their perfectly good old clothing they left at my house years ago :=]
The preferences are generational and also there are many more designer items available now, as well as knockoffs than there were in “yesteryear.”
May 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM #693443Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Scarlett, it’s just a function of those electronics not being available 20 years ago. Most of these young students are no doubt still on their parents’ cell phone plan. It only costs about $30 month to add an i-phone (incl mandatory services) to a parent’s “family plan.” The parents are paying the bill and probably only paid $100 for their student’s (subsidized) phone.
As far as clothing, etc., I agree. For instance, my own kid(s) carry real designer bags (and also designer knockoffs) as well as wear designer boots. I do not, never have and could care less. They’re also far more picky about clothing than I am. Believe it or not, I still wear their perfectly good old clothing they left at my house years ago :=]
The preferences are generational and also there are many more designer items available now, as well as knockoffs than there were in “yesteryear.”
May 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM #694050Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Scarlett, it’s just a function of those electronics not being available 20 years ago. Most of these young students are no doubt still on their parents’ cell phone plan. It only costs about $30 month to add an i-phone (incl mandatory services) to a parent’s “family plan.” The parents are paying the bill and probably only paid $100 for their student’s (subsidized) phone.
As far as clothing, etc., I agree. For instance, my own kid(s) carry real designer bags (and also designer knockoffs) as well as wear designer boots. I do not, never have and could care less. They’re also far more picky about clothing than I am. Believe it or not, I still wear their perfectly good old clothing they left at my house years ago :=]
The preferences are generational and also there are many more designer items available now, as well as knockoffs than there were in “yesteryear.”
May 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM #694196Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Scarlett, it’s just a function of those electronics not being available 20 years ago. Most of these young students are no doubt still on their parents’ cell phone plan. It only costs about $30 month to add an i-phone (incl mandatory services) to a parent’s “family plan.” The parents are paying the bill and probably only paid $100 for their student’s (subsidized) phone.
As far as clothing, etc., I agree. For instance, my own kid(s) carry real designer bags (and also designer knockoffs) as well as wear designer boots. I do not, never have and could care less. They’re also far more picky about clothing than I am. Believe it or not, I still wear their perfectly good old clothing they left at my house years ago :=]
The preferences are generational and also there are many more designer items available now, as well as knockoffs than there were in “yesteryear.”
May 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM #694549Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Scarlett, it’s just a function of those electronics not being available 20 years ago. Most of these young students are no doubt still on their parents’ cell phone plan. It only costs about $30 month to add an i-phone (incl mandatory services) to a parent’s “family plan.” The parents are paying the bill and probably only paid $100 for their student’s (subsidized) phone.
As far as clothing, etc., I agree. For instance, my own kid(s) carry real designer bags (and also designer knockoffs) as well as wear designer boots. I do not, never have and could care less. They’re also far more picky about clothing than I am. Believe it or not, I still wear their perfectly good old clothing they left at my house years ago :=]
The preferences are generational and also there are many more designer items available now, as well as knockoffs than there were in “yesteryear.”
May 7, 2011 at 11:06 AM #693370SK in CV
Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Having had two kids just recently finish up at UC (one here at UCSD and the other at UC Santa Cruz), here’s what I’ve seen. Most kids don’t have much money. If their parents can somehow afford to pay for their tuition and rent, spending money is usually the student’s responsibility. Most have a job to cover that. (That’s how my kids did it.) The very lucky ones have iphones their parents pay for, but not most.
My son (at UCSC) lived in a 3 bedroom apartment with 5 other kids (one “lived” in a large closet.) It was a house converted into 3 apartment units, so they shared a single DSL connection with wireless among about 15 kids. Much of their food came from dumpster diving. They know exactly when the bakery and produce stores throw out their unsalable stuff. The used clothing stores in downtown Santa Cruz are packed with students every weekend. They ride bikes to save on gas money. If they eat at restaurants, it’s cheap restaurants.
While the surroundings were a bit nicer at UCSD, I didn’t see a lot of kids wasting money. They work. Particularly those on grants or student loans. My daughter tutored high school kids 16-20 hours a week. Her roommate gave ice skating lessons. They price shop. Their nice clothes come from Marshall or Ross.
Not a lot different than when I was in college, when my first semester cost $200 including books. And we ate tuna from a can and a lot of quesadillas.
May 7, 2011 at 11:06 AM #693448Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Having had two kids just recently finish up at UC (one here at UCSD and the other at UC Santa Cruz), here’s what I’ve seen. Most kids don’t have much money. If their parents can somehow afford to pay for their tuition and rent, spending money is usually the student’s responsibility. Most have a job to cover that. (That’s how my kids did it.) The very lucky ones have iphones their parents pay for, but not most.
My son (at UCSC) lived in a 3 bedroom apartment with 5 other kids (one “lived” in a large closet.) It was a house converted into 3 apartment units, so they shared a single DSL connection with wireless among about 15 kids. Much of their food came from dumpster diving. They know exactly when the bakery and produce stores throw out their unsalable stuff. The used clothing stores in downtown Santa Cruz are packed with students every weekend. They ride bikes to save on gas money. If they eat at restaurants, it’s cheap restaurants.
While the surroundings were a bit nicer at UCSD, I didn’t see a lot of kids wasting money. They work. Particularly those on grants or student loans. My daughter tutored high school kids 16-20 hours a week. Her roommate gave ice skating lessons. They price shop. Their nice clothes come from Marshall or Ross.
Not a lot different than when I was in college, when my first semester cost $200 including books. And we ate tuna from a can and a lot of quesadillas.
May 7, 2011 at 11:06 AM #694055Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Having had two kids just recently finish up at UC (one here at UCSD and the other at UC Santa Cruz), here’s what I’ve seen. Most kids don’t have much money. If their parents can somehow afford to pay for their tuition and rent, spending money is usually the student’s responsibility. Most have a job to cover that. (That’s how my kids did it.) The very lucky ones have iphones their parents pay for, but not most.
My son (at UCSC) lived in a 3 bedroom apartment with 5 other kids (one “lived” in a large closet.) It was a house converted into 3 apartment units, so they shared a single DSL connection with wireless among about 15 kids. Much of their food came from dumpster diving. They know exactly when the bakery and produce stores throw out their unsalable stuff. The used clothing stores in downtown Santa Cruz are packed with students every weekend. They ride bikes to save on gas money. If they eat at restaurants, it’s cheap restaurants.
While the surroundings were a bit nicer at UCSD, I didn’t see a lot of kids wasting money. They work. Particularly those on grants or student loans. My daughter tutored high school kids 16-20 hours a week. Her roommate gave ice skating lessons. They price shop. Their nice clothes come from Marshall or Ross.
Not a lot different than when I was in college, when my first semester cost $200 including books. And we ate tuna from a can and a lot of quesadillas.
May 7, 2011 at 11:06 AM #694201Participant[quote=Scarlett]totally true. And nice clothing isn’t necessary. We don’t know how many of those with premium clothes and iphones have students loans and how many don’t – but there seem to be the majority of them. Maybe those with nice clothes do eat top ramen because those are their priorities. So it’s hard to prove one way or the other, who is doing what, but in general student life seems better and more expensive and more people are enjoying better clothes/electronics etc. than when I was in college 20 years ago.[/quote]
Having had two kids just recently finish up at UC (one here at UCSD and the other at UC Santa Cruz), here’s what I’ve seen. Most kids don’t have much money. If their parents can somehow afford to pay for their tuition and rent, spending money is usually the student’s responsibility. Most have a job to cover that. (That’s how my kids did it.) The very lucky ones have iphones their parents pay for, but not most.
My son (at UCSC) lived in a 3 bedroom apartment with 5 other kids (one “lived” in a large closet.) It was a house converted into 3 apartment units, so they shared a single DSL connection with wireless among about 15 kids. Much of their food came from dumpster diving. They know exactly when the bakery and produce stores throw out their unsalable stuff. The used clothing stores in downtown Santa Cruz are packed with students every weekend. They ride bikes to save on gas money. If they eat at restaurants, it’s cheap restaurants.
While the surroundings were a bit nicer at UCSD, I didn’t see a lot of kids wasting money. They work. Particularly those on grants or student loans. My daughter tutored high school kids 16-20 hours a week. Her roommate gave ice skating lessons. They price shop. Their nice clothes come from Marshall or Ross.
Not a lot different than when I was in college, when my first semester cost $200 including books. And we ate tuna from a can and a lot of quesadillas.
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