[RyviusRan]

http://unaskedadvice.wordpress.com/2009/02...costs-too-much/

With the current economic situation alot of things have changed. We all know big businesses have gone bankrupt or closed their stores. People are losing their jobs left and right. Eveyone is spending less. House prices are cheap and some places like detriot even sell for around 20 grand. Good for buyers bad for owners.

Now with all this bad mini cooper happening you think it couldn't get worse.

Well murphy's law strikes again.

I still am finishing up classes in Sac state university and have heard talk of it all over. Basically the talk is that the tuition fees for Univeristies and colleges will double by next year.

Now you may be thinking what!? (and yes it isn't just happening in my state)

Yes even with this economic crisis of barely making ends meet you have another thing to deal with. Alot of people who were layed off are trying to go back to school to get a higher education so they have better qualifications for a job.

Now they are saying that tuition fees will double and they will limit the amount of admissions accepted. This means the people suffering the most from this economy will suffer even more. Even the average kid trying to get a higher education to get a good job might be turned away or not be able to afford it.

Now I pay only around 7,000 USD a year for my tuition but if that were to double or go up by even 50% it will make it alot harder to pay off. Yes there are scholarships and grants but not everyone can get one. And the fact that there is a higher chance you may not be accept at all adds to it.

When the economy is in such bad shape most people are trying to find a job and without the proper education they won't get much. So they are basically stuck.

Now I am unsure what the fees are for university but for most jr colleges I know they will go from 20 USD a unit to 40 USD a unit.


Just wondering what is everyone's thought on this topic. Will it affect you?
why? or why not?

[damyoungji]

I read about this on the news awhile ago and I am still not happy with the increase in tuition.
Tuition fees are already expensive enough and heck, we spend another few hundreds just on textbooks and transportation.
Even the rules are already stricter than the past (turns out that college and University credits can be carried on when transferring).
This annoys me so much because I am thinking of transferring next year and I don't get any of my credits back.

Anyway, I think this increase will affect everyone in small ways (unless you're a super rich person who will throw away an expensive car like it's nothing).
Coming from a family where I am a University student and I have a sibling in medical school, we will be spending a lot more than we already do.
Thank goodness my younger sibling is still a high school student or we will be paying for three University students!
It won't change our lives that much, but little by little, you have to start making better choices of what to spend money on.

Some of my friends are freaking out over this, especially the ones from divorced families and they have to pay tuition on their own.