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  • February 2, 2011 at 4:21 PM #662936
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=briansd1]BG, you make very points. Each student’s situation is different.

    But you over complicate things. Generally speaking a good education is better than a bad one.

    Parents who teach their kids well and make them study are better than parents who indulge their kids to be mediocre.

    I have Asian friends who complain about being held by their parents and society to high standards. I tell them to live up to the high standards despite the pressures. If at all possible, you want to be better, not ordinary.[/quote]

    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??

    February 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM #661812
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    flu, I hope you’re able to pay for 100% of your children’s college education with the time comes, including living expenses and books, etc. I hope nothing catastrophic befalls you between now and then or you have some other entity (the VA, etc) that will help you finance it. And I hope YOUR OWN bills are low enough then so that you can pour all your money into your kids between age 18 and 23, ’cause they’re going to need it if they go FT to college somewhere other than living at home (your house) all four years. And I sincerely hope they can graduate from a CA public university in four years. If they go private, I hope you win the lottery or save at least $150K for each kid (they have to “live” somehow while they go to school).

    And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]
    You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM #661874
    an
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    flu, I hope you’re able to pay for 100% of your children’s college education with the time comes, including living expenses and books, etc. I hope nothing catastrophic befalls you between now and then or you have some other entity (the VA, etc) that will help you finance it. And I hope YOUR OWN bills are low enough then so that you can pour all your money into your kids between age 18 and 23, ’cause they’re going to need it if they go FT to college somewhere other than living at home (your house) all four years. And I sincerely hope they can graduate from a CA public university in four years. If they go private, I hope you win the lottery or save at least $150K for each kid (they have to “live” somehow while they go to school).

    And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]
    You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM #662477
    an
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    flu, I hope you’re able to pay for 100% of your children’s college education with the time comes, including living expenses and books, etc. I hope nothing catastrophic befalls you between now and then or you have some other entity (the VA, etc) that will help you finance it. And I hope YOUR OWN bills are low enough then so that you can pour all your money into your kids between age 18 and 23, ’cause they’re going to need it if they go FT to college somewhere other than living at home (your house) all four years. And I sincerely hope they can graduate from a CA public university in four years. If they go private, I hope you win the lottery or save at least $150K for each kid (they have to “live” somehow while they go to school).

    And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]
    You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM #662614
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    flu, I hope you’re able to pay for 100% of your children’s college education with the time comes, including living expenses and books, etc. I hope nothing catastrophic befalls you between now and then or you have some other entity (the VA, etc) that will help you finance it. And I hope YOUR OWN bills are low enough then so that you can pour all your money into your kids between age 18 and 23, ’cause they’re going to need it if they go FT to college somewhere other than living at home (your house) all four years. And I sincerely hope they can graduate from a CA public university in four years. If they go private, I hope you win the lottery or save at least $150K for each kid (they have to “live” somehow while they go to school).

    And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]
    You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM #662946
    an
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    flu, I hope you’re able to pay for 100% of your children’s college education with the time comes, including living expenses and books, etc. I hope nothing catastrophic befalls you between now and then or you have some other entity (the VA, etc) that will help you finance it. And I hope YOUR OWN bills are low enough then so that you can pour all your money into your kids between age 18 and 23, ’cause they’re going to need it if they go FT to college somewhere other than living at home (your house) all four years. And I sincerely hope they can graduate from a CA public university in four years. If they go private, I hope you win the lottery or save at least $150K for each kid (they have to “live” somehow while they go to school).

    And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]
    You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM #661822
    an
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??[/quote]
    Why wasn’t such student working while going to school. Also, are you telling me students are paying $1300/month for rent per person as a student? Such student is living WAY TOO LAVISHLY to be complaining.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM #661884
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??[/quote]
    Why wasn’t such student working while going to school. Also, are you telling me students are paying $1300/month for rent per person as a student? Such student is living WAY TOO LAVISHLY to be complaining.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM #662487
    an
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??[/quote]
    Why wasn’t such student working while going to school. Also, are you telling me students are paying $1300/month for rent per person as a student? Such student is living WAY TOO LAVISHLY to be complaining.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM #662624
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??[/quote]
    Why wasn’t such student working while going to school. Also, are you telling me students are paying $1300/month for rent per person as a student? Such student is living WAY TOO LAVISHLY to be complaining.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM #662956
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    [quote=bearishgurl]
    My rant was not about any of these things, brian. There’s nothing overly complicated about incurring massive debt. Would YOU like to be 22 or 23 with no job in sight hanging out in your old bdrm at home with student loan payments looming after you spent four years at UCSB and racked up $64K in loans (mostly for living expenses)??[/quote]
    Why wasn’t such student working while going to school. Also, are you telling me students are paying $1300/month for rent per person as a student? Such student is living WAY TOO LAVISHLY to be complaining.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM #661832
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]…And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.[/quote]

    AN, if your student can’t qualify for financial aid (meaning “grants”), the “stars” pretty much DO have to be aligned, unless you student has a job on or near campus or KNOWS where he/she can get one, ASAP. OR goes to school near home and lives at home.

    I just have one left who will be going to college soon and I CAN’T IMAGINE how much a CA university will cost 15 or more years from now!

    February 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM #661894
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]…And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.[/quote]

    AN, if your student can’t qualify for financial aid (meaning “grants”), the “stars” pretty much DO have to be aligned, unless you student has a job on or near campus or KNOWS where he/she can get one, ASAP. OR goes to school near home and lives at home.

    I just have one left who will be going to college soon and I CAN’T IMAGINE how much a CA university will cost 15 or more years from now!

    February 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM #662497
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]…And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.[/quote]

    AN, if your student can’t qualify for financial aid (meaning “grants”), the “stars” pretty much DO have to be aligned, unless you student has a job on or near campus or KNOWS where he/she can get one, ASAP. OR goes to school near home and lives at home.

    I just have one left who will be going to college soon and I CAN’T IMAGINE how much a CA university will cost 15 or more years from now!

    February 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM #662633
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]…And lastly, I hope your kid(s) AND you get a good return on YOUR investment.[/quote]You make it sound like all the stars have to align to be able to send your kids to college right out of HS.[/quote]

    AN, if your student can’t qualify for financial aid (meaning “grants”), the “stars” pretty much DO have to be aligned, unless you student has a job on or near campus or KNOWS where he/she can get one, ASAP. OR goes to school near home and lives at home.

    I just have one left who will be going to college soon and I CAN’T IMAGINE how much a CA university will cost 15 or more years from now!

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