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re: Parents of new college students are having some issues
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:52 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:52 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Instate tuition and fees is $13k
TOPS covers about 8k
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Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:53 pm to LSUFanHouston
Their bet on travel ball fell through.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:55 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:People the vast majority of society has poor impulse control and the thought of savings for a future thing vs having the latest Tahoe or a balling golf cart is preposterous
How in the world are so many people so unprepared for this?
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:56 pm to tiggerthetooth
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We dont need anymore boomers screaming at their kids about self reliance. That era is over and no longer fits what the modern world is today.
Not a boomer but are you serious Clark?
Wow, just let your kids live with you the rest of their lives…
ETA: One day you will be gone, then what will they do?
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:56 pm to sidewalkside
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I was blown away recently to find out LSU is now 25k a year???? Like wtf
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:58 pm to The Pirate King
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The Louisiana TOPS Opportunity Award covers the full cost of standard tuition at any eligible Louisiana public college or university. Because it is pegged directly to basic tuition, the exact cash amount fluctuates depending on the institution you choose to attend.
Does not cover mandatory fees
Again, read what I already posted
Quit being a boomer
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:58 pm to lowhound
Even if you enlist in the LA national guard, you will receive a tuition exemption for however long it takes to graduate from LSU.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:58 pm to tiggerthetooth
Automatic downvote for blaming problems on "boomers." That derangement has some similarities to TDS.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:58 pm to Sofaking2
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There are many kids who should be living at home and going to college. That’s an easy way to avoid taking out loans.
If there is a 4 year school nearby, sure that is an option
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:58 pm to Breauxsif
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Even if you enlist in the LA national guard, you will receive a tuition exemption for however long it takes to graduate from LSU.
True minus the fees.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 4:59 pm to Volvagia
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Even 20 years ago I paid almost as much, if not more, in "fees" than I did in the TOPS covered tuition.
Today tuition is 4K, fees are 2k per semester
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:01 pm to REB BEER
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Kids have been told a lie. 75% of college students should not be there.
Not wrong
But who is lying to them?
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:01 pm to wryder1
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Their bet on travel ball fell through.
Shocking lol
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:02 pm to Volvagia
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Even 20 years ago I paid almost as much, if not more, in "fees" than I did in the TOPS covered tuition. How far are you from the current realities
How far are YOU from current realities?
LSU 2026-27 annual tuition is ~$8,340
LSU 2026-27 annual fees are ~$4,386
Even the worst student that could get into LSU would be responsible for less than $5,000 of mandatory fees PER YEAR. If you can't earn $5k in a calendar year doing some kind of work, that's a real problem. I worked through high school and built a nest egg up before I started college.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:05 pm to The Pirate King
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Even the worst student that could get into LSU would be responsible for less than $5,000 of mandatory fees PER YEAR. If you can't earn $5k in a calendar year doing some kind of work, that's a real problem. I worked through high school and built a nest egg up before I started college.
Amen. Hell I worked while in college. It’s not a hard concept.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:06 pm to forkedintheroad
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Just my take but no parent owes their kid a college education.
I completely agree.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:06 pm to sidewalkside
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I was blown away recently to find out LSU is now 25k a year
My daughter just started at Centenary and with housing and food it's 60k per year.. It's retarded
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:08 pm to Jameson2954
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I’m sure it’s gone up but it was $1500 for dues which included 3 meals Monday thru Friday and only another $500 to live there a semester.
Seriously asking, not being a poo-head: how long ago was this?
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:09 pm to armytiger96
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ust my take but no parent owes their kid a college education.
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I completely agree.
Yeah. F them kids.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 5:09 pm to LSUFanHouston
Parents, school counselors, and the entire “system”. They’re told “go get a degree, any degree, and you will be able to pay the loans back.”
It’s been a narrative pushed for years.
It’s been a narrative pushed for years.
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