[duckman]

The ‘gimmie’ generation. Back in the late 60’s early 70’s I had a full time job and went to night school. It took me 7 years to get a BS in Marketing Management. That was 7 years of hell with classes 4 nights a week and most of Saturday. I was carrying an average of 20 credits a semester. Those were the good old days. No gov’t handout. These people make me sick.

[uncbob]

Yep
You good do that back then but with the advent of student loans driving the cost of tuition the through the roof it is really not that feasible today

Thank the government for screwing up something else in the economic sphere

[ladyvet]

My two youngest are going to community colleges with the help of scholarships and working part-time. Both have told me about the “gimme” mentality of most of their classmates. It's tough for them but they were raised to work for what you want. They also don't waste their time on “basket-weaving 101” and will leave there debt free.

[jpsb]

20 credits a semester and 7 years to get a BS? Something does not compute.

[Poser]

” It took me 7 years to get a BS in Marketing Management. That was 7 years of hell with classes 4 nights a week and most of Saturday. I was carrying an average of 20 credits a semester.”

That’s 40 credits a year for 7 years or about 280 credits. That is two and a half BS degrees. I suggest that you may have gotten your numbers wrong.

In any case, I went to college on the GI bill during the 1970’s. I still had to work full-time to eat and have shelter, but most of my tuition was covered. I had no debt upon graduation. I also had several years of military and management experience.