One of the wisest thing a student can do is go to a junior college and knock out the core classes for cheap. Why pay big bucks for those classes. Then go to the big guy for the final part of that degree. I should have done this the first time around instead of going straight to a private university. I never finished that degree because of family circumstances, now that I am older and decided to go back, I went straight to a community college and saved a bundle. Now it's time to go to the next phase, lucky for me I can go to a City University or private but I saved a lot so it is not so bad.
I get so disgusted when I hear people saying if they can't get a free ride they are not going. Then it bugs me to no end when I see these people in class that are getting financial aid to pay their school tuition, yet they squander the opportunity by not holding up their end.
Whatever my children choose to do, whether it may be a college or trade school, I will be proud as long as they apply themselves. I told my kids they are paying, and if they put their all in and graduate in a timely fashion, as their graduation gift we will pay the whole thing.
__________________  Lulu will always be in my heart  |