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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because kids and parents are stupid is the problem. When I went to college a thousand years ago I was going cheapest college possible driving distance my house. Only requirement was price related. I viewed it as a commodity. School name was meaningless. I lived at home during college and had a year round job.

Once I got degree then get a job, do MBA part time at night from a name brand school. Had company pay for it.

And guess what I had no job hunting when graduated college. I was already working at a Fortune 500 company in college and just went to full time. And I had that company pay some credits too.

I got my undergrad and grad for free. I paid zero tuition either school.  Got enough financial aid for tuition. But never would have got enough for room and board so stayed home.

It can still be done. Kids and parents just dont want to do it. But back in the 1970s Baruch, Pace, NYU, Fordham, St. John's in NYC were nearly all commuter students. In fact St. Johns, Pace and Baruch did not even have dorms back then! 100 percent of people lived at home and just commuted.

And in DMV my older neighbors in their 60s to 90s who are locals went to American University, Georgetown, UMD, GWU a lot lived at home. that alone is a huge reason college costs have gone up. People go away to school. [/quote]

Agree. That was the golden age. Long gone. [/quote]

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