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shardian:
I don't mean to give grief. I only form opinions on what I experienced. I never met a single college student that was there on their parents dime that gave a crap about school. I did meet alot of non-traditional students who attended class and worked hard like their life depended on it...I tried to get those guys as my lab partners. ;D
Dartful Dodger:
We're living in different times. College wasn't necessary when I was 18. My parents thought college was for people who wanted to become a doctor or a lawyer. I wasn't going to be either so if I wanted college I had to pay for it myself.
By the time our kids are 18 they won't be able to work at McDonalds without a college degree.
massive88:
--- Quote ---Everyone I started college with dropped out by their Sophomore year, because they were only there since their parents put them there.
Why would she feel a desire to finish - its not like SHE has anything invested in it?
--- End quote ---
That may be true, but it doesn't imply causation. I cared about my college and education, and though I had some scholarships, I was mostly on my parents dime.
My personal fiscal investment in attending college had no affect on my drive and work ethic.
I left school with a great degree and zero debt, and I have my parents to thank for it (though shortly after I married into some student loans...). I hope to be able to get my own kids the same great start that I got.
Whether or not an 18 year old kid cares about their education for its value beyond the upfront cost is something instilled long before you get around to paying for their college or not.
daywane:
I could not pay for my eldest daughters collage.
I did offer to let her live here for free.
room and board.
help with gas and pay what I could.
after 6 months , She Moved out and dropped out.
now she has a baby ( we watch her for free( The Grand baby)) and expecting another baby and planing on going back to collage. ( just after she got a loan for a $10.000 car!!!) :dunno
shmokes:
Pfft . . . tell yourself what you like Shardian. The VAST majority of college students get help from mom and dad. Very few of the kids in my undergrad were working their way through school and ZERO of the kids in law school are. Plenty will be (to pay back student loans), but we're not even allowed to work during our first year, and we can only work part time after that (not remotely enough to pay for tuition). You're talking to someone who has never received a single dime to of help from parents for higher education costs. Not books, food, housing, nothing. I'm just saying, very few of the people I know paid tuition out of their own pockets, and the vast majority of people I know graduated as opposed to dropping out.
Don't get me wrong. I'm impressed that you did it all yourself. I can relate. Seriously. But I'll be paying for my daughter's education, lock stock and barrel. That's all there is to it. I've no right having a kid if I don't intend on that.
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