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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Income isn't the only variable.  Assets matter too, as well as a host of other factors (special situations such as substantial medical expenses, special needs child, etc.).  Those who were both in a position to start saving early, and in fact did save early, may still find it possible.

[b]If a college isn't affordable, then find another college.  Elite privates are not the only way to skin the cat.  No one is entitled to an elite private, nor is that necessary for success.  There is always another way.[/b][/quote]

Now apply that logic to poor people and minorities. Let ‘em all go to community college, right?

The OP is simply arguing for a redefinition of “poor”.[/quote]

you clearly don't know what poor means. Even CC is out of reach for the truly poor.
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Ivies are out of reach for me at full price and I make $240k. So in the context of this discussion, I am poor.[/quote]

Then don't go to an ivy. There are plenty of other more affordable schools for you. I would like to go to a fancy restaurant, but I can't afford or am unwilling to pay, then I go to a less fancy one. I still have a nice meal and I am happy. So what's the problem?

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NP. The problem is you are equating going to Ivy to eating a meal in a fancy restaurant and going to a non-Ivy school to eating in a less fancy restaurant.  [/quote]

Seems an apt comparison to me. Cheap meal or expensive meal, you get fed; Ivy or state directional, you get a B.A. [/quote]

Sure.  You can feed yourself by eating only fast-food restaurant fare or only tacos and burritos.  But experts will say you may become a candidate for obesity, diabetes, and heart problems.  You want to have a better chance at a healthy future, you eat balanced and quality food.  You want to have a better chance at a rewarding career leading to a financially comfortable life, you go to a school that offers varied and challenging opportunities at learning and where your fellow students are well prepared.[/quote]

NP-- who says you can't get that at a public school?  I attended UC Berkeley-- are you seriously going to say that Berkeley doesn't provide a "varied and challenging opportunity at learning" and that Berkeley students aren't well prepared?  I'm sure the same can be said at many public schools-- especially at flagship state schools.[/quote]

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