<p>The whole philosophy of financial aid is a little disturbing. It’s teaching students that debt is okay- that it’s even expected of them! I’m not surprised at all that this country has such a huge debt crisis. It’s not just in the government but in our society too. College needs to be made more affordable so that students aren’t sitting there trying to figure out if they’ll be able to pay back $100K in loans so that they can go to their dream school. </p>
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<p>College confidential does NOT truly represent all college students in America. Trust me. Most of the people I’ve gone to school with do not have families that can just hand over tens of thousands of dollars for tuition. We don’t have parents who can/will take out loans for us or help us pay back our own loans. Even if we have to borrow money for the government it’s still from our own salary that every penny of those costs will be paid back.</p>
<p>I don’t know about everyone else here, but when I turned 18 I was an adult. I got a job, I paid my own rent, I paid for my own books, and I figured out how to pay for my own tuition. I also made my own choices about college, and luckily I have parents that trusted me to make my own life decisions. I learned to live independently and responsibly. You know, like an adult. </p>
<p>Honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. I can’t fathom the idea of expecting my parents to pay an extra $15K a year to pay for my college costs. And a lot of students expect their parents to be able to pay much more than that. I’m shocked that especially ‘in this economy’ (as people love to say) people can be so surprised that parents just can’t hand over a ridiculous amount for tuition costs.</p>