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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too much whining. There are also cars that cost $400,000. If you don’t want to pay that, there are reliable options that are a fraction of that. Same with colleges.

Community colleges, GI Bill, colleges away from the coasts, graduate in 3 years etc. Out-of-state merit aid at large public universities in unglamorous states can be amazing even if kid isn’t brilliant. [/quote]

Your analogy is stupid. People do not need a luxury vehicle. Education is necessary. And when you have certain families cut out of the "luxury" market, while subsidizing others who will get to go to those institutions for free or low cost, that is the sign of a problem. It should not be this way for anyone. [/quote]

You’re an idiot. Nobody is saying people don’t need college. But they don’t “need” expensive colleges, & PP named several ways to bring costs back down to earth. But you’d rather complain than use any of those tactics. [/quote]
I agree the donut hole families don't "need" expensive colleges. But couldn't the same be said about poor students? They don't "need" expensive colleges either. Have them go to an in-state school where the government will fund their education 100%.

Then full pay families wouldn't have to subsidize them at the fancy, private colleges. Since full pay families are no longer subsidizing poor students, the full pay tuition can be reduced to the true cost of educating their own student.[/quote]

If the in-state schools did fully fund their education, majority of "lower income students" would take it.  These are kids who stress over the cost of transportation to/from college.

Also, the kids who benefit the most from an elite college experience are the first gen/lower income students.  multiple studies over the years have shown this.  Otherwise, where you attend college does not really matter, it's what you do while you are there that matters.

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