I think conversations about "Is college really worth it?" get extremely skewed by these crazy numbers like $92000/year. Top tier public universities in each region generally cost 13-18k/year for tuition, which I consider very good value, assuming a motivated student who has equipped to learn by their previous education and background. As for living expenses, everyone needs clothes, a roof, food, etc, but they need that whether they go to college or not, and there's no reason to go overboard. It would be very generous and reasonable to offer help attending a public university with residency status. If they for some reason want to go somewhere fancier, I'd encourage them to reflect on the reasons and value, and if they still think it's worthwhile, to cover the difference.
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I think conversations about "Is college really worth it?" get extremely skewed by these crazy numbers like $92000/year. Top tier public universities in each region generally cost 13-18k/year for tuition, which I consider very good value, assuming a motivated student who has equipped to learn by their previous education and background. As for living expenses, everyone needs clothes, a roof, food, etc, but they need that whether they go to college or not, and there's no reason to go overboard. It would be very generous and reasonable to offer help attending a public university with residency status. If they for some reason want to go somewhere fancier, I'd encourage them to reflect on the reasons and value, and if they still think it's worthwhile, to cover the difference.
Post: $92,000 a year is quite an investment. The ROI is real, but maybe not.
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