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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SLACs are going hit as high as 83K a year. My iwn is not worth it. My kids weren’t even interested and I didn’t see the value in it anymore[/quote]

I don't think any school, LAC or big U is worth $83k. But plenty of good schools offer merit aid so that the sticker price is meaningless. [/quote]

And before someone chimes in with “it’s worth it because rich people are willing to pay it or because anybody is willing to,” there’s an unlimited flow of student parent loans propping up the price.[/quote]

Not all loans are bad. I had them for undergrad and again for grad. Without them, I probably would not have had the experiences to land the jobs I have over my career. That said, I really think it is insane when I hear about folks financing MFAs @ Columbia/NYU on credit and debt. Either move to NYC on your own and work or get an MFA in a MUCH LESS expensive part of the country, then move to NYC (or LA). It is borderline negligent for schools to run these programs when they cannot point to a single grad working in that area of study![/quote]

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