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[quote=Anonymous]My parents paid for my undergrad tuition and fees (including dorm housing and the dining hall plan), plus they covered textbooks. I worked to earn money for anything else (which wasn't much by comparison -- clothes, toiletries, late-night take-out, etc.).

I think I probably took it for granted at the time, but as I got older I REALLY appreciated that I was able to start my adult life with no school debt. It made a big difference.

They planned to do the same for my brother, but he took a couple extra years to get his degree, and I think at some point my dad said, essentially, "I'll do one more year, and if you're not done by then, the rest is on you."

My dad's parents -- who were not super well off and lived in a small town in the deep south -- also paid his law school tuition, but when I went back to get a master's degree he was not in a financial position to do that (which was fine -- I was expecting to pay my own way, and was very grateful for what he was able to contribute -- I think it added up to about $2,000).

I hope to be able to, at the very least, cover the bulk of my kid's undergraduate tuition so that she's able to graduate without debt. It really was a huge help to me.[/quote]

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