How much for your schooling?

[mr d]

Hello

 

Listening to radio news while on the way to work, when a report came up discussing the cost of education in America.

Found it quite shocking to see projected current cost of a Bachelor Degree from an average size University.

 

That being $40,000 American. I think that's around 16,000 Australian, 18,000 British Pounds, and 32,000 Euros.

 

Futher they reported that most students upon graduation will spend the first ten years of their working lifes paying off student loans. And that some fifteen years ago a young first time home buyer from these recent graduates put and average of 15% down when buying their first home. That amount is now 0% with the average person carrying around $6,000 in credit card dept, easily obtainable credit cards gotten on campus to blame.

 

So thought I'd ask those younger folk out there amoung you still in University, if you thought those figures about right for the Americans. And for those obtaining their education elsewhere, what is the cost to you ( I guess a note about wages in living expenses in your area might help to judge against); both initial cost and how you expect it to effect you financially upon graduation.

 

And for a spot of levity, included in the report was facts you should know about incoming freshmen. Such as most have only known 2 U.S. Presidents, and 2 Popes. Also a large number of them have no idea about 8-tracks, and have never owned a vinyl record or cassette tape. Most of those sampled have never sent a hand written letter. And as I am amoung those who do this being ancient, hate it when professors referrence things that occured before 1990.

 

So what do you find your professors referrencing that make no sense to you?

 

Mr D

[ecoli]

You have a find a good deal, get scholarships and the like.

 

I'm going to a good public, research university living at home with some scholarship money and I'm only paying 5 grand per year for tuition costs.

 

Obviously I know that there are better universities out there, but I know I'm getting a good deal for what I paid for.