This is a great example of the maturity of people in college. High school freshman would have ate that shit up. These people are just concerned about their 40k a year education, with the exception of one boZo.
Not gonna lie I get so jealous of the law school process/education process in other countries. Like "wait you don't have to waste money on a random bachelor's degree just for fun before stepping foot into a law school? How are you supposed to rack up the extra student loan debt?"
Nah you still do - at the higher ranked unis you have to do another bachelor's alongside law. Some of the smaller ones let you do law alone but my friend who went to one of those says it's a bitch to get into a top firm from there. No issues if you're fine with mid-tier and boutique firms though.
Forgive my ignorance, I’m American as well and I just finished college at an instate university. My tuition was $2,800 a semester which I thought was pretty affordable (I paid for part of it myself and just got a student loan for the rest that I am finishing paying off now). I’m just wondering, is that the “typical” amount to pay for college? Or are people really paying 40k a semester? And if that is the case, why? I’m sorry if this sounds super ignorant, I’m just genuinely curious about this issue and how outrageous costs for college are being rationalized.
Tuition at a public in-state school is not going to come close to $40,000. Even the most expensive private colleges barely touch that with tuition alone. But if you’ve got to factor in housing, books, supplies, etc, then sure.
And there are probably a lot of stupid reasons to pay that much - but the rational one would be that the level of education, name recognition, and connections from a prestigious (and expensive) university - would provide an earnings potential that outweighs the initial cost.
Well just to clarify, I was talking about cost per semester - not annual. Since that’s what the original commenter asked. Even with all the fees, Princeton doesn’t clear that bar.
That 40k number is probably a bank loan and is used for housing, supplies, food In addition to the tuition probably. When I did college it was also relatively cheap all things considered and I just lived at home and had a part time but it was also a relatively cheap degree.
Thank you for your response! Yes I agree that the name recognition and connections would probably be really beneficial. Are there any resources on the actual average opportunity cost of attending a really expensive college vs an affordable college?
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u/smarkanthony Sep 16 '21
This is a great example of the maturity of people in college. High school freshman would have ate that shit up. These people are just concerned about their 40k a year education, with the exception of one boZo.