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re: Is a parent responsible to pay for their kid's college?
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:46 pm to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:46 pm to tgrbaitn08
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So none of you young whippersnappers had TOPS pay for your college?
I think we are relatively close in age and it didn't exist for me. Started LSU in 1996. I know my little sister had it in 1998.
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Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:46 pm to Bigbee Hills
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As an expecting father, this subject has crossed my mind many times. To give my opinion, I wanna reach way back to... well... pretty much every business ethics class I ever took for good ol' Maslow and his hierarchy of needs pyramid. I believe a parent is responsible to his child and society all the way up to level 3, but with one exception who's likely located in the very beginning of level 4 and that exception is what you speak of: Education about higher education and the magnitude of it. It is my duty to inform my child of the benefits of college and of the success and esteem that can come from a college career undertaken with prudence and planning, and it is also my duty to make sure he understands the stress and hell and regret that'll result if it's not taken dead-serious.
From there he can act accordingly and I'll have of done all that I could do (outside of ensuring he has all he needs from me to see it through which will vary from household to household), and financing that decision will be a burden he'll have to bare and a factor he'll have to consider when weighing out such a momentous decision.
That, to me, is the beginning of truly becoming your own man or woman and your trajectory in life.
Yes. My kids, especially the 15 year old, knows he has to earn college. He's in all honors classes with A grades... He has also chosen his path in athletics to earn scholarships coupled with his academics. He knows BOTH are necessary, and is maturing in his view of how to take advantage of opportunity.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:48 pm to joshwj93
I sent three through. They came out owing nothing. And I am not rich. It is all about priorities. 
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:50 pm to nola000
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That's fair and I agree. But only because tuition has skyrocketed. Like most things the government touches, it skews the market.
My overarching point was but I believe it's important for them to take ownership over all aspects of their education. As long as they pay something that's better than them paying nothing. I just don't like this idea that it's somehow beneficial to just give somebody a completely free ride.
This.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:50 pm to fallguy_1978
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I think we are relatively close in age and it didn't exist for me. Started LSU in 1996. I know my little sister had it in 1998.
It didn’t exist for me either
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
These threads are a bat signal for virtue signaling poors
This post was edited on 5/18/19 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:53 pm to joshwj93
No
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:57 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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ehh. I don’t think that’s true at all. My parents paid for my school and I’m pretty cognizant of the value in that
You're probably the exception, not the rule.
You should feel proud of yourself, or lucky.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 3:58 pm to joshwj93
No, but it's nice when they can.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:04 pm to NIH
Lotta thinly veiled jealousy
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:05 pm to nola000
quote:that’s the thing. I’m not
You're probably the exception, not the rule.
This post was edited on 5/18/19 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:07 pm to joshwj93
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Is a parent responsible to pay for their kid's college?
If you can financially swing it, they're majoring in something marketable, and they're performing well, then sure. It's a blessing to help them enter the adultworld without the stress of debt.
Otherwise, all bets are off and they can earn it themselves.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:08 pm to NIH
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These threads are a bat signal for virtue signaling poors
My dad could have easily paid for 100% of everything. He just thought it was stupid that he was expected to pay for an apartment for me 10 miles from our house.
He used to tell me "son, this house isn't a Democracy and your vote doesn't count".
He did help me graduate debt free and I'm very appreciative of that at this stage in life. I did live in some shitty apartments though
This post was edited on 5/18/19 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:12 pm to fallguy_1978
A parent shouldn’t be responsible
If a parent can help, and the kid will do something with a degree - they should. It isn’t 1970 in two ways - college isn’t something you can pay for with a summer job nor are there many fields you can go into without a degree
If a parent can help, and the kid will do something with a degree - they should. It isn’t 1970 in two ways - college isn’t something you can pay for with a summer job nor are there many fields you can go into without a degree
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:16 pm to NIH
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If a parent can help, and the kid will do something with a degree - they should.
Assuming nothing changes with our health or income LSU tuition is about what we pay for the 6th grade right now. I'll help my daughter as much as I can.
I kind of feel similar to my dad about housing though. I'm not interested in paying 10k+ per year for her to have the "college experience". She can pay for that shite herself or live at home.
This post was edited on 5/18/19 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:18 pm to joshwj93
Even if a parent can afford to pay for it, that doesn't mean they have to. They may decide that college is not a worthwhile investment, or a particular degree or school, and there is a shite ton of evidence these days to support them.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:26 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:No doubt. If they live close enough to drive- to me that is less than 30 minutes cause an hr commute can get expensive too, long term) no dam way they have a “right” to an apt.
I kind of feel similar to my dad about housing though. I'm not interested in paying 10k+ per year for her to have the "college experience". She can pay for that shite herself or live at home.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:29 pm to PrivatePublic
quote:I get what you’re saying but education is never lost- and that goes for all and any education.
They may decide that college is not a worthwhile investment,
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:29 pm to Geauxtiga
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No doubt. If they live close enough to drive- to me that is less than 30 minutes cause an hr commute can get expensive too, long term) no dam way they have a “right” to an apt.
We live 7 miles from campus.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 4:31 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:fuggar gone drive if it were mine. Maybe even bike.
We live 7 miles from campus.
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