[RightOnline]

"I'm glad your kids are out of college--have you seen how tuition has gone up recently? When I was in college, many people worked their way through and emerged debt-free. That's not within reach these days."

We have seven children...........three in college right now. Two oldest graduate this year..........and both debt free, and they put themselves through school. Tuition, books, living expenses, you name it. Not a dime of debt.

One did it by holding down two or three jobs at a time, yet maintains an amazingly high GPA in a very rugged major. The other worked a job and had help from Uncle Sam (he's in the National Guard, plus did the Army ROTC thing, etc.).

It IS do-able. I couldn't be more proud of these kids, and the fact that THEY did it gives them immeasurable pride as well.

Their degrees plus zero debt......not a bad way to start one's career. :)

[Mamzelle]

I still think the tuition increases are fraud. It's not like they're giving us a better product--