Feel bad for all you guys stressing over financial aid,

Paying for College
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<p>my parents are funding my entire education. I’m blessed, because I am going to be so far ahead of any of you guys graduating with thousands of dollars in student loan debt. Anyway, bless you all and best of luck as you’re all getting things finalized this upcoming school year, avoid the debt! I feel noone should be in any debt after undergraduate studies, otherwise you’ll just be behind. How are you gonna pay other bills, housing/rent, car, take care of a girlfriend/boyfriend, etc. with student loan debt?</p>

<p>~Josh</p>

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<p>You are lucky, I’m going to have to wait until I’m twenty-three to go to college as I do not have access to financial aid or enough loans to cover an undergraduate degree. Really makes me hate the state I live in.</p>

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I’m not sure if it is your intention to come across as obnoxious. But on a forum where people are struggling to figure out best to pay for their schooling and asking for help and advice on how to achieve that, this comment comes across as incredibly obnoxious.</p>

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<p>weak ■■■■■■■■ attempt is weak</p>

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<p>But you won’t know how to work for things yourself because mommy and daddy will have taken care of everything up until the real world. So who really wins? Ouchhhh</p>

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<p>hmmm…</p>

<p>In one thread, you say that you’re a 9th grader…in another, you say you’re a frosh at UPitt. Which is it?</p>

<p>*9th grader dead set on becoming a Lawyer </p>

<p>I know it’s an “oversaturated” field.
I know it’s not easy.
I know people think law is a “dying” field.
etc.</p>

<p>But I don’t care. People are acting like there’s no room for lawyers, but if EVERYONE age 14-20ish just heeded their warnings and completely avoided law school, how would things be then? No lawyers, thats for sure, and not a good thing that would be. I am DEAD set on becoming a lawyer. I will do whatever it takes. I already began studying law, picked up various text books and started reading. I plan on spending an hour per day over the summer studying for the Bar Exam whenever I take it. Don’t tell me what I cannot do, because I will do it. *</p>

<p>*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>

<p>Well, im a freshman in college this year, and some of the stuff I hear is kinda frustrating. For example, my roommate (who’s majoing in IT) said a friend of his dad’s is gonna hook him up with a job with a salary of 72k/yr upon graduating (undergrad too, what the heck). Also, there’s a kid I know who’s a senior in high school, not even going to college, but is going to get a job with a salary of 50k/yr in 2 yrs. Again, it’s through someone his dad knows…</p>

<p>I guess being lucky like that kinda helps, huh? </p>

<p>I’m interested in SCM, but my school (the University of Pittsburgh) only offers it as a ‘certificate’, and not a standalone major, therefore it must be paired with a major in accounting, finance,… *</p>

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<p>We shouldn’t feed the ■■■■■■.</p>

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<p>OK, I’m a freshman in college, not high school. I’ll admit the law school thread was a joke. Sorry, I’m calling things as I see 'em… don’t mean to come off as a ■■■■■ or anything here.</p>

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<p>* Sorry, I’m calling things as I see 'em*</p>

<p>Making comments like, " I am going to be so far ahead of any of you guys graduating with thousands of dollars in student loan debt," is more than just “calling things as you see them.” </p>

<p>If someone met you and said, " I am going to be so far ahead of you because I am good looking and you’re burdened with unfortunate looks"…would that just be “calling things as they see them”…or would that just be rude?</p>

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<p>Sometimes, a blessing can be a curse.</p>

<p>My daughter WILL graduate with debt - a manageable amount. She is making an investment in herself this way and feels a more personal stake in her progress. She knows that inadequate progress will end up costing HER more money, not mom and dad.</p>

<p>She gets nothing whatsoever in the form of an allowance or spending money for college. We pay tuition, room and board over and above what her Stafford Loans cover and nothing else. She is responsible for all books, supplies and any other ‘fun’ money she wants to spend. She works only during the summer and during her winter break (runs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, so holiday temp jobs abound) and banks as much as she can to live off during the school year.</p>

<p>As a result, she is learning very valuable money management skills that will serve her well once she graduates. She keeps a strict budget and tracks her spending carefully to make sure her money lasts.</p>

<p>Being ‘ahead’ doesn’t necessarily mean having no debt. It means knowing how to properly manage your money right out of the gate. I have no doubt that my daughter will be ‘ahead’, despite her student loans.</p>