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fencersmother · 03-27-2008, 08:43 AM

Twin 2 was offered a very nice full tuition to a little LAC which is well of the beaten path. We figured that by the time we paid for the shuttle service to the bus station, then the bus ticket to the airport, all that time, etc., we'd be out $4K (right on with you Northeastmom) just in travel expenses. Forget that. Besides everything else, with a five-day Thanksgiving holiday, 2 of the days would be spent in travel.

But back to FinAid, does anyone know when Financial Aid became such a huge business? I remember talking to my dad once and he claimed that there was not a financial aid department at all at Iowa State before World War II. You just paid the tuition (which was $35 for him; I have the bill!) and took the classes. In his second year, he got free tuition because he agreed to proctor a chemistry lab. Boy howdy!

03-27-2008, 08:43 AM	#58
fencersmother Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SW PA Threads: 57 Posts: 1,132	Twin 2 was offered a very nice full tuition to a little LAC which is well of the beaten path. We figured that by the time we paid for the shuttle service to the bus station, then the bus ticket to the airport, all that time, etc., we'd be out $4K (right on with you Northeastmom) just in travel expenses. Forget that. Besides everything else, with a five-day Thanksgiving holiday, 2 of the days would be spent in travel. But back to FinAid, does anyone know when Financial Aid became such a huge business? I remember talking to my dad once and he claimed that there was not a financial aid department at all at Iowa State before World War II. You just paid the tuition (which was $35 for him; I have the bill!) and took the classes. In his second year, he got free tuition because he agreed to proctor a chemistry lab. Boy howdy!