The Real World Can Wait (11 Years In College, 28 Year Old Doesn't Want To Graduate)

Wisconsin State Journal ^ | April 7, 2005 | Doug Erickson

[lolhelp]

Forgot to say her Mother is my sister and none of us have anything to do with her, tried for years and finally gave up, she wanted to micromanage our lives also and caused to many family problems it was unreal.

[skaterboy]

Read the whole article. He pays his own way (double the matriculation fees of other students because he has more credits than he needs to graduate).

No. The article says he's payed his own way and taken out loans since after the first two years of school (which were covered by his parents).

Taking out loans covered by mom n dad isnt paying your own way

[whereasandsoforth]

Who does your sister share her income with to make them equal? If she doesn't have an income partner yet, please email me so I may send my info to you to pass along to her. She may as well be the one to get that "income equality" ball rollin'

[Magnolia]

I got into a very heated argument with a German woman who said that Americans push their kids too hard to grow up too fast. She said German kids can't even get a driver's license until they're close to 20. While I agreed with some of her points we came to the great divide on the subject of higher education. After all, she said, kids can stay in universities as long as they want at no cost to students while they mature. When I pointed out that SHE, the German taxpayer, was paying for this "free" ride she adamantly denied it. Now, this is the same woman who went ballistic when the government tried to tax the radio she brought from home for her private use in her business. Go figure...socialism reigns in higher ed no matter where you live.

[Quilla]

As far as I can tell her interpretation of income equality is still in the theory stage rather than in actual practice. The moment she starts doling out the dollars, I'll holler. ;-)

[lugsoul]

"There's a time and a place for everything. And it's called college." - Chef

[Fruitbat]

I wonder how much of any practical relevance the lad's actually learned during that stretch at U/W.

[chudogg]

GI BILL lasts for 36 months. Or about 4 years of being enrolled in college classes. Everything else you said...free food, room and board, i would say is garbage. Maybe they got a tuition waiver and lived off the GI Bill, but thats about it.

[Triggerhippie]

Worked hard and didn't change my major.

That doesn't hurt either! But I suspect you must also be a caffeine achiever!

[Flightdeck]

"I constantly pointed out to him that he needed to thank me for my tax dollars."

As long as you thanked him for his service, that's fine.