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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see that I missed the gender discrimination in the "unbelievable" post, so I add my own "unbelievable" to that!  In this day and age, wow.

But I do think the expectation that parents are to foot the bill is ridiculous, and allows colleges to raise tuition at the unbelievable rates they do.  There is a bubble, and I want no part in that.  Cost will drive my kids' decisions.  There is always a way.  Just not always an easy way.

By the way, here's a good tip:  high AP scores translate to credit at community colleges, and therefore to guaranteed transfer contracts.  So if your child gets a 5 on the AP English exam, s/he will have a year of college English credit through the guaranteed transfer agreement with certain schools.  That's $89 for the credit, versus $1200 for the equivalent CC course, versus thousands for the equivalent public or private university course.  That's a way to cut huge amounts from the total cost of a quality degree.[/quote]

I'm the PP whose parents had money for my brother and not my sister and I.

I agree that people shouldn't have to feel pressured to pay all of it, especially since most can't. But, working through college is EXTREMELY stressful. Not to mention there were some semesters where I couldn't work because it would have interfered with internships which were unpaid. Fortunately, my sister and I moved in together to help keep each other upright. I nearly dropped out, and had to go on a leave of absence for a year and a half in order to earn money to cover bills for my final internship (then nearly had to drop out again).

SOME parental support is good. It is very difficult to cover 100% on your own. I plan on having some for each of my children if they choose to go to college, but they will have to work and receive financial aid as well. As I said before, its a partnership.

I will say that many students who had their way paid by their parents did not seem as motivated as those who were actually working to be there. I saw several who partied and dropped out (or were kicked out). [/quote]

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