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Posted on 8/6/26 at 8:08 pm to sidewalkside
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I was blown away recently to find out LSU is now 25k a year???? Like wtf
you should see some of the tuition costs up here in the Northeast. 
Posted on 8/6/26 at 8:13 pm to LSUFanHouston
It baffles me that parents complain so often about room and board costs. It should come as no surprise that rent and food for an adult are large expenses. I don't see a problem if a young adult is expected to cover all or some of their own food and shelter costs.
My kids (10 & 8 grade) are fortunate we have saved $30k each for college and a portion will be covered by my GI Bill (transferred to them as a retention incentive) and FL Bright Futures for tuition. They know that in state is covered but private or out of state would be on them and better as a grad school option using GI Bill. State schools in FL are super competitive so they may have to settle on a second choice even with near perfect GPAs. My 10th grader is already behind because of a couple of Bs in HS courses taken in Jr high and a couple of Bs as freshman (AP Human Geography and honors Algebra). Seems crazy he has to get nearly perfect GPA moving forward just to get into flagship state school despite completing 4 core HS courses in Jr High.
My kids (10 & 8 grade) are fortunate we have saved $30k each for college and a portion will be covered by my GI Bill (transferred to them as a retention incentive) and FL Bright Futures for tuition. They know that in state is covered but private or out of state would be on them and better as a grad school option using GI Bill. State schools in FL are super competitive so they may have to settle on a second choice even with near perfect GPAs. My 10th grader is already behind because of a couple of Bs in HS courses taken in Jr high and a couple of Bs as freshman (AP Human Geography and honors Algebra). Seems crazy he has to get nearly perfect GPA moving forward just to get into flagship state school despite completing 4 core HS courses in Jr High.
This post was edited on 8/6/26 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 8/6/26 at 8:21 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I've paid off a good chunk of my student loans. It didn't make me more resilient. It just made it take longer to afford to buy a house.
Respectfully disagree, I am about to pay mine off and it built more character in me for sure, to work for everything I have. I have family, nephews and one group has everything handed to them and another group works for everything. The latter group are more respectful and understand the meaning of a dollar. I used to be a bit jealous of kids who had everything paid for, but now as an adult seeing my friends spend way too much on their kids, I am glad to not have any... it all worked out in the end, and I did it myself. My parents just didnt have the money, but they were good parents, also my dad passed away while I was in college. All of that made me who I am and I respect kids today that make it without being handed everything.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 8:31 pm to nola tiger lsu
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but now as an adult seeing my friends spend way too much on their kids, I am glad to not have any
What a weirdo
Posted on 8/6/26 at 8:58 pm to danilo
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I would also try to send them to public school for k through high school.
We tried. They just get such a better education and far more well rounded development at our local Catholic school.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 9:03 pm to SparkyWilson
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The OP didn't claim that. This all stemmed from one poster stating no parent owes their child a college education all because the OP said parents are failing their children. His primary lament is that these parents are woefully unprepared and uninformed when it comes to guiding their children. He's correct, unfortunately.
No shite Sparky! I entered this thread by responding to that one poster. My comments had absolutely nothing to do with the OP and everything to do with the fact that I agree with his opinion that parents don't owe their kids a college education.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 9:08 pm to sidewalkside
I was blown away recently to find out LSU is now 25k a year???? Like wtf
—agree. It was $275 a semester when I went to LSU as a commuter.
—agree. It was $275 a semester when I went to LSU as a commuter.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 9:11 pm to danilo
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Why would anyone pay this?
Well I’m not..
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Centenary isn’t exactly a pathway to Goldman Sachs or Silicon Valley
Guess it’s a good thing that’s not what she wants to do in life then.
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