<p>cptofthehouse,</p>
<p>My rant about the federal government stemmed from the comment you made that parents are the cash cows. I agree but I also think the federal government is to blame for causing jacked up prices that are then paid for with aid and passed on to students and parents in the form of loans.</p>
<p>And I never claimed my mother was not involved. I just know for a fact that legally I should not have been claimed as a dependent on her taxes. That was the reason for my initial inquiry. I didnt mention the parent plus loan in my first post because it was irrelevant and didn’t want to cause any confusion. That loan was taken out my last semester. I had 3 years of schooling before it.</p>
<p>And yes certain jobs out there do require a degree when you apply. That doesn’t mean you need the knowledge acquired from that degree. You can ask many of the people with those jobs (I know plenty of them) if their under graduate degree gave them the knowledge to perform at their job and more times than not they’ll tell you no. Surely there could be a better prerequisite for getting a job than something that puts you in debt for half your life.</p>