It's weird how you get to go to basic school for free (well, not FREE, it goes into the cities taxes) but if you want an even higher education and a better job, you have to pay tens of thousands of dollars, amirite?

+92 It's weird how you get to go to basic school for free (well, not FREE, it goes into the cities taxes) but if you want an even higher education and a better job, you have to pay tens of thousands of dollars, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Over here in the UK, we get to go to Grammar schools for free, which are... "better". Private school is £££ but they don't really do better than anybody else. I don't think.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

In-state colleges are usually cheaper though, like in the $5000-$7000 range, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

yea, but sometimes, the better colleges are out of state. And, when you think about it, 7K is alot of money.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

It is a lot of money, but there's usually financial aid and scholarships and grants and such. It would be great if college could be free though, I just don't see it happening =/

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yes, but if we got all the kids who don't want to go to school, and don't do anything, thinking they will still graduate, and kick them out, we could probably save so much money in tax dollars that college (or at least Community College) could be free.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

So we should deny kids education because they're immature? I don't see how that would help things...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

OK, why the hell is everybody assuming I wanted Universities to be FREE. You guys are putting damned words in my mouth.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Free or not, it'd be nice if they at least cost less. I used to have to pay 12k a year for a school that wasn't that great, and living off campus still costs 5k, plus travel fees. If society wants more people with post secondary education, they're sure not making it easy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago