[Raebie]

I was just talking to my husband about this today and said the exact same thing. Employers don’t care what college you attended.

Now I have to explain that to my 17 year old who wants to go to Northwestern for 40K a year versus our state university for 14K.

[pnh102]

Now I have to explain that to my 17 year old who wants to go to Northwestern for 40K a year versus our state university for 14K.

My dad made it dead simple for me... I had to go to whatever school he chose to pay for. If I wanted something else, I would have to pay for it myself. However, he also made me understand that student loans were not a "free ride" like so many students seem to think they are.

[SeekAndFind]

Now I have to explain that to my 17 year old who wants to go to Northwestern for 40K a year versus our state university for 14K.

Unless of course Northwestern agrees to give him tuition aid that competes with the state university's.

[pankot]

Perhaps being a plumber will make a lot more money—and take less crap—than being a college grad.

[fleagle]

Back in the day I wanted to attend Princeton so badly I cried for days (literally) when my parents crunched the numbers and saw that sending me there would be perhaps a twenty year budget-buster. So I went to a state school in Pennsy (Temple) and received a terrific education from excellent teachers at an incredibly affordable cost. No regrets and no student loans. Win-win.