[NakedRampage]

My brother was attending a private Catholic college on a 50% scholarship, kept up his grades, didn't live on campus, did not party, etc. In short, a good student. Even with 50% scholarship, the tuition went up so much in jsut two years that he couldn't swing it anymore. That was while working too.

Its getting to the point that these rich privileged brats who haven't done a days work in their life are the only ones who can afford it, or rather their parents can afford it. Regular, solid, middleclass Americans are getting squeezed out.

[hans56]

That’s always been the plan
You don’t want your kid boarding with a workers kid, do you?

[Anima Mundi]

Gradually this has become a way to keep the smart, but non-affluent out of the elite loop. Over time college is becoming more and more about how much money you have rather than whether or not you can master a tough academic curriculum. And, since good jobs generally require a college degree to even grant an interview, it keeps the up and comers from coming up through the merit ranks and we are back at being born “royal” or not. The elite protect their progeny from competition. Cream rises, but scum floats.

[WOBBLY BOB]

college costs up 900% since 1978...imagine the hearings Congressrats would be having if it were “Big Oil” prices.