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re: Parents of new college students are having some issues
Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:53 pm to yellowfin
Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:53 pm to yellowfin
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if those kids went to work straight from high school, tuition would go down
Not sure.
If this happened a lot if colleges would gi out if business. So both demand and supply would fall.
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Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:56 pm to TheHarahanian
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I don’t see any examples of advice from parents. If the advice is “get a loan”, then the kids should know the definition of the word “loan”.
Can’t argue with this. My dad didn’t finish college (made more money than I ever will being self employed) but he made me promise him to finish college. I did and did it my way(with some military help). Very happy I did.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:57 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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was cheap as hell. Their house was perfectly normal and not in a ghetto. I’m sure Baton Rouge has plenty of these.
lol no
Maybe 20 years ago
I’m not doubting you but that’s a BR and LSU issue, and not normal. Certainly I know it’s an LSU board but it’s not fair to say all universities are like that. Most of the bigger state schools in the southeast (not including Texas) you can find realistic housing within 30 mins of campus. This includes FSU, UTenn, UGA, Gainesville, etc in somewhat larger cities. I’m not saying it’s easy. But once you take out good school zones finding houses in good enough areas is fairly easy.
Again, I go back to all the kids I know that really had basically 0 parent help in college. They found a way and almost none of them lived right on campus. Most had to drive in.
These days with online classes and the ability to schedule classes on campus just 2-3 days a week that’s really not asking much.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:59 pm to baldona
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I’m not doubting you but that’s a BR and LSU issue, and not normal. Certainly I know it’s an LSU board but it’s not fair to say all universities are like that. Most of the bigger state schools in the southeast (not including Texas) you can find realistic housing within 30 mins of campus. This includes FSU, UTenn, UGA, Gainesville, etc in somewhat larger cities. I’m not saying it’s easy. But once you take out good school zones finding houses in good enough areas is fairly easy. Again, I go back to all the kids I know that really had basically 0 parent help in college. They found a way and almost none of them lived right on campus. Most had to drive in. These days with online classes and the ability to schedule classes on campus just 2-3 days a week that’s really not asking much.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 6:59 pm to LSUFanHouston
Just got done with one ole miss and one uab graduate school. One worth it one back at home figuring it out
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:03 pm to Tedorgeron
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Just got done with one ole miss and one uab graduate school. One worth it one back at home figuring it out
It’s not easy these days. Have 4 with college degrees (a couple with Masters/Doctorates). The others self employed and struggling.
ETA: I have 6 daughters.
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:05 pm to TheHarahanian
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I don’t see any examples of advice from parents.
Here are three easy and one medium hard things:
1) Most high schools offer at least one way to get college credits, either through AP classes or through a partnership with a local junior college. You can wipe a year off of your university costs right there.
2) Start at a JUCO. You're taking ENG101, HIST101, etc., at much decreased prices. But almost nobody's pride, including the parents, let them take this path. It also makes it easier to get admitted into schools like A&M, etc. after a bunch of the freshmen flunk out or get homesick.
3)Take correspondence classes either while in high school, or in university, again at prices that are great bargains to enrolling the conventional way.
4)Go national guard, or reserves, including the USCG.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:06 pm to Tedorgeron
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One worth it one back at home figuring it out
I feel like that’s where the enabling comes in, if I paid for private high school and all college expenses…..you’re on your own after that
My kids aren’t there yet and I may feel differently at that point though
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:06 pm to LemmyLives
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But almost nobody's pride, including the parents, let them take this path
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:13 pm to LemmyLives
I enlisted in the navy, used their programs had a bachelor's degree in 6 years and money in the bank. My parents would have helped, but I didn't want a loan and hated classrooms.
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:13 pm to LemmyLives
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1) Most high schools offer at least one way to get college credits, either through AP classes or through a partnership with a local junior college. You can wipe a year off of your university costs right there.
Dual-enrollment in Georgia allowed each of my daughters to graduate high school with 30 hours of college credits before they even enrolled in college.
Now, what they did with this 30 hour head start is a different matter. I just learned to keep it to myself
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:16 pm to sidewalkside
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LSU is now 25k a year
This cover all sports events?
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:16 pm to RoyalWe
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I’m surprised you’re surprised.
I’m surprised that you’re surprised he’s surprised.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:20 pm to Ping Pong
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Maybe for out of state tuition, but for in-state its no where near that amount.
Tuition by itself is about $13K. So yeah, if you live in BR and your kid lives at home and commutes to school then thats all you pay. But if you add in cost of housing and meal plan, its closer to $30K total
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:26 pm to LemmyLives
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Most high schools offer at least one way to get college credits, either through AP classes or through a partnership with a local junior college. You can wipe a year off of your university costs right there. 2) Start at a JUCO. You're taking ENG101, HIST101, etc., at much decreased prices. But almost nobody's pride, including the parents, let them take this path. It also makes it easier to get admitted into schools like A&M, etc. after a bunch of the freshmen flunk out or get homesick.
My kid got 32 hrs with AP and DE
But this is fairly new in LA. Many colleges in LA used to have issues accepting JUCO credits
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:34 pm to LSUFanHouston
I’m not there yet, but my dad said any scholarship money I earned he’d match in a savings account for me and followed through.
Incentivized me to do well in school and was a gift when I got married for our first house down payment.
I hope I can do the same for my kids. I was very lucky.
Incentivized me to do well in school and was a gift when I got married for our first house down payment.
I hope I can do the same for my kids. I was very lucky.
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:43 pm to GruntbyAssociation
quote:Brevity is the soul of wit is the soul of brevity is the soul of wit is the soul of brevity is the soul of wit.
I’m surprised that you’re surprised he’s surprised.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:45 pm to sidewalkside
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I was blown away recently to find out LSU is now 25k a year???? Like wtf
I worked construction jobs in the summer in order to pay my tuition
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:50 pm to HeadSlash
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I worked construction jobs in the summer in order to pay my tuition
Always a way
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