Comments on: It’s Hard Out Here for a Student http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/ a machine for thinking in Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ways to End the World » Blog Archive » I already tried to comment on this once… http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ways to End the World » Blog Archive » I already tried to comment on this once… Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:38:43 +0000 http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/#comment-15 [...] my server hiccuped and I lost the post. So let’s try it again. Fellow youthful scamp Quixote comments at his joint on my post about school finances with several policy proposals, some better than others. I’ll [...] [...] my server hiccuped and I lost the post. So let’s try it again. Fellow youthful scamp Quixote comments at his joint on my post about school finances with several policy proposals, some better than others. I’ll [...]

]]> By: Quixote http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Quixote Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:28:00 +0000 http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/#comment-13 Similarly, my parents had much income dedicated to a house payment. While one could argue that less of their money should have been spent on a house, acquiring a more affordable domicile was not a real option. Similarly, my parents had much income dedicated to a house payment. While one could argue that less of their money should have been spent on a house, acquiring a more affordable domicile was not a real option.

]]> By: Mike Meginnis http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Mike Meginnis Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:04:04 +0000 http://aftercorbu.com/2007/07/28/its-hard-out-here-for-a-student/#comment-10 Cool comments. I only wish my name was actually Matt -- although, weirdly, almost everyone makes that mistake once. I'm going to think on this a little before I say much in response, but static tuition is a MUST -- as are policies affecting money in general. I could afford to go to my school this year because I was lucky, but had I *started* this year I'd be screwed by my senior year. A number of people are having to drop out because of terrible policies that affect their finances. Another point is that the aid system as it stands has a lot of weird gaps -- parents often have weird expected contributions. A friend of mine who lived in poverty for most of his life was expected to contribute a lot more than me, even though I've never really lived in poverty -- I was just poor. He was expected to contribute more because his parents owned some land. Well, maybe the land was worth something, but what were they going to do, sell it and move into the city? Cool comments. I only wish my name was actually Matt — although, weirdly, almost everyone makes that mistake once. I’m going to think on this a little before I say much in response, but static tuition is a MUST — as are policies affecting money in general. I could afford to go to my school this year because I was lucky, but had I *started* this year I’d be screwed by my senior year. A number of people are having to drop out because of terrible policies that affect their finances.

Another point is that the aid system as it stands has a lot of weird gaps — parents often have weird expected contributions. A friend of mine who lived in poverty for most of his life was expected to contribute a lot more than me, even though I’ve never really lived in poverty — I was just poor. He was expected to contribute more because his parents owned some land. Well, maybe the land was worth something, but what were they going to do, sell it and move into the city?

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