Originally Posted by
puzzld
There is much in what you say. When I went to college, back before the earth had cooled... no one offered me a student loan. Not one. Because I didn't need it. I had money saved for college (my parents doing really, of every dime I ever got as "allowance" or birthday money, babysitting money, summer jobs etc., a nickle went into the college account, from before I started kindergarten. I'm not going to lie, there were times I really resented my folks taking "my" money, but boy was it nice to have that cushion later on.) then there were a couple of scholarships and grants and... well I finished my undergrad with enough money still in the bank for my MLIS. I was lucky in that, but doubly lucky that no one saddled me with a lifetime of debt before I even got started on my own life.
ETA.. Also... I realize times have changed. My savings account made at least 6% interest the whole time I had it and college credits were $22 per credit hour at the state schools I attended. I'm not knocking people who can't pay out of pocket now. Hell at some schools it costs more to park for a semester now than my classes cost me. Now for perspective, my baby sitting gigs made me a dollar an hour and "real" jobs were about 3.50... so yeah.
So yeah this current generation and the one ahead of them, kind of got screwed on the financing college front, but you all had the Internet and word processing so it didn't go all our way. I had a manual type writer, white out and 3x5 cards.
As for assholes? Well they've always been with us. Don't let anyone kid you.