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re: Why are colleges so expensive?
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:28 pm to SlidellCajun
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:28 pm to SlidellCajun
because people will continue to pay for them regardless of price. It's simple supply and demand.
Years back I lived in a tiny single apartment by myself. It was pretty cheap and I was a model tenant. After 2 years there they jacked the rent sky high, like laughably high. I asked if I could get some kind of break or grandfathered rate or something and they basically said "we appreciate you, but if you were to leave tomorrow there's a waiting list of people that will pay double what you are". People complain about college being expensive, but if that same person says "frick it I'll go to a cheaper college or jsut go to working" there's a line of 100 people that will take that spot and pay what the college is asking.
College pricing won't ever stagnate or get cheaper as long as people still get in line to pay for it.
Years back I lived in a tiny single apartment by myself. It was pretty cheap and I was a model tenant. After 2 years there they jacked the rent sky high, like laughably high. I asked if I could get some kind of break or grandfathered rate or something and they basically said "we appreciate you, but if you were to leave tomorrow there's a waiting list of people that will pay double what you are". People complain about college being expensive, but if that same person says "frick it I'll go to a cheaper college or jsut go to working" there's a line of 100 people that will take that spot and pay what the college is asking.
College pricing won't ever stagnate or get cheaper as long as people still get in line to pay for it.
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Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:30 pm to SlidellCajun
Loans.
They can so they do
They can so they do
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:31 pm to lsu xman
The college book business is a racket.
I remember this happened to me two or three times. A book cost around $100.. End of the semester when I went to sell it back, they tell you that next semester they will be using a different version
For some reason I remember this happened with me with a history book. I don't think it cost $100, but it was an American history book I still have and they didn't buy it because they were using a different version. Its American history.. What the frick changed that they decided to use a different book?
I remember this happened to me two or three times. A book cost around $100.. End of the semester when I went to sell it back, they tell you that next semester they will be using a different version
For some reason I remember this happened with me with a history book. I don't think it cost $100, but it was an American history book I still have and they didn't buy it because they were using a different version. Its American history.. What the frick changed that they decided to use a different book?
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:33 pm to SlidellCajun
Like everything else with the government
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:33 pm to OweO
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Because people continue to pay. If less and less people start to enroll and they need to gain more students they will likely lower the price
Feel like they would charge more to make up for less students
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:34 pm to SlidellCajun
Fees. UL tuition is approximately $5k a semester. $2500 in fees, which are mandatory
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:39 pm to SlidellCajun
It is discouraging to see fees and books alone will run you 20k at a public school for your degree
Btw: WTF is a “Student Excellence Fee” which runs over $850 a semester per full time student
Btw: WTF is a “Student Excellence Fee” which runs over $850 a semester per full time student
This post was edited on 8/3/20 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:41 pm to danilo
Well I guess it all depends on the type of school. If it was a private college I guess it would go up.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:54 pm to GentleJackJones
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The nondischargeability status of student loans in a bankruptcy is mind-boggling.
Not really.
Every 21 year old would declare bankruptcy as soon as they graduate if they could dump that debt
This post was edited on 8/3/20 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:55 pm to SlidellCajun
Administration has gone through the roof and government backed loans.
It needs to be reigned it
It needs to be reigned it
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:56 pm to SlidellCajun
It’s like crawfish. Everything that happens makes prices go up.
Especially subsidized loans and zero downward pressure on tuition costs.
Especially subsidized loans and zero downward pressure on tuition costs.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:56 pm to SlidellCajun
Greed
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:56 pm to SlidellCajun
Academics takes a back seat to most large undergrad populated campuses. The Student Affairs umbrella will have more people working than entire academic departments. They’ll put on programs that no one goes to using student fee money because they can’t be paid for by tuition. Add in your hundred million dollar rec centers, extravagant living financed by government student loans, and other similar recruiting tools, etc.
After they brainwash some of these students for 4 years, they con them into getting masters degrees in higher education so the cycle can continue.
After they brainwash some of these students for 4 years, they con them into getting masters degrees in higher education so the cycle can continue.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:59 pm to joeleblanc
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Fees. UL tuition is approximately $5k a semester. $2500 in fees, which are mandatory
They hike fees because it takes legislative action for them to raise tuition. Either way, the costs are going up and the school’s ranking is stagnant.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:00 pm to SlidellCajun
Because everyone convinced an entire generation that graduating college was the only way to be successful in life. Then the government decided they’d back student loans so the price went up since colleges knew they’d get their money.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:03 pm to SlidellCajun
Nonsense executive positions like diversity chair and shite like that
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:04 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Kids are increasingly dumber. That’s why it was so cheap for boomers, history’s smartest generation.
If the boomers are 'history's smartest generation', then why are their kids so dumb?
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:21 pm to wileyjones
I have to agree that these gov backed loans are a big problem.
There’s also this arms race going on. LSU has some blame here. A wave pool? Really? That isn’t a necessity but merely a marketing tool to keep up with the joneses.
It all seems so fragile to me though.
Some day it all comes crashing back to earth
There’s also this arms race going on. LSU has some blame here. A wave pool? Really? That isn’t a necessity but merely a marketing tool to keep up with the joneses.
It all seems so fragile to me though.
Some day it all comes crashing back to earth
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:21 pm to SlidellCajun
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Today , the buildings are the same, the teachers, in many cases, are the same. The structure is the same with a trend toward online learning.
If you look around, I bet you will find a lot more buildings and "amenities" these days.
Also, it's a lot of stuff you don't see... the administrators and the assistants in the administration.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 1:22 pm to SlidellCajun
Unlimited no requirement government loans given to 18 year Olds with no counseling or financial services of any kind.
The government providing 18 year old kids 30 year mortgages for an under graduate degree should be criminal.
The government providing 18 year old kids 30 year mortgages for an under graduate degree should be criminal.
This post was edited on 8/3/20 at 1:25 pm
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