mousehockey37
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- Aug 26, 2012
I think it happens a lot. Kids don't realize the implications, and sometimes neither do parents.
Anyway, it's just food for thought.
That's the problem. No one is taught this stuff ahead of time. There's normally a few nights during the year where they have an "understanding college finances" night and try to shove everything into 1 slideshow while giving the illusion that it's just "oh so easy and affordable!". I remember sitting with my parents in the high school cafeteria for it, I just about fell asleep, my dad was the "understanding money stuff" guy... lol.
College education isn't cheap, nor is it for everyone and I think with the federal monies that schools get for pushing kids to colleges, it's almost like trying to buy from a used car lot. They'll show you everything there is that's nice and shiny and new and hide the problems for later.
In the age of the internet, it's up to parents of kids in grades 9-11 to start knowing what lies ahead and doing the research. If you wait til your kid is a senior in high school to see what they "think" they want to do and make a plan, it's already too late.