Curious - did your parents pay your college tuition fees?

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No - but they are about to pay for my MBA 😂

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Well I’d count that as a W tbf

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My approach was a mix

-attended local state school
-commuted and didn’t stay on campus
-grandmother gifted me a little
-parents paid a little
-got a very small scholarship from work
-Did AP classes in high school and half day and went to community college the other half (had a semester worth of credits entering)
-Realized base tuition covered extra credits up to a point so took as many as I could
-Made payments myself for the last 1-2 semesters
-graduated in 3 years

So had some help but tried to hack it as best as I could so I wouldn’t have debt

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They would’ve if they could’ve.

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This ^ my parents still beat themselves over the fact that they couldn't do that for me but I'd never hold that against them. They made sure I had food to eat and a bed to sleep in and for that, I'm forever grateful

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No, and I had to use my federal loans to help my dad pay his mortgage

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No.
BA - 50/50 Employer & myself
MBA - 100% Employer

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Entry level accounting job via an agency. Had a degree when I moved into HR field.
The employers I mentioned above were not the same.

Nope. Did on my own

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Yes. Most Asian parents do pay for children's education and marriage as well.

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Hummmmmmmm, my parents paid for my education because they were poor and their parents couldn’t afford it when they were growing up so it became my parents goal to make sure I finished school

Marriage tho, I’ve always been told, if you can afford to get married, then you can afford to pay for it🤷🏻‍♀️

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Yes, but only the portion the academic scholarships didn’t pay.

ACT/SAT scores got me a 100% tuition scholarship.

Parents covered rent, food, and books.

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Nope. They co-signed so I could get the loans I needed since I didn’t have credit history yet. But I made all payments and eventually refinanced to be in my name only (and with lower interest).

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Yes, and they’ve held it over my head since then. Absolute nightmare. “We fed you, we clothed you, we paid for your college.

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You’ll be able to pay that back to your kids

No and I won’t be paying for my kids either.

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Yes

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hello? 👋

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Nope. Nor room and board. I lived in apt with roommates through college and paid my rent/food/expenses plus tuition and books with my part time job plus student loans mostly govt subsidized stafford loans, which I paid off fully sometime in my early 30s. I was very broke and struggled.

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Full ROTC scholarship and parents paid for room and board

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How did you like the ROTC scholarship experience?

Nope = Public university + financial aid 💫

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No. They made sure I had gas money and occasionally helped with books but I went juco route on scholarship, got some other leadership scholarships, ambassador for the school, SGA and such. Played a sport, had a full-time job, slept very little, didn’t realize how busy I was.

$0 student debt
Never used the degree
Used tuition reimbursement to continue my education at my current employer of 32 years back in the 90’s.

I didn’t come from money and I’ve made my own way. I’ll be retired very comfortably at 55. Can’t wait!!

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Yes, under the condition I still followed their rules: don’t get pregnant and don’t do drugs. Easy enough to follow

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No, but Biden just did. Heyoooo

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No

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Yes, but I was basically at a full tuition scholarship (athletic and academic), so it was only room and board. As an athlete, I basically had a part time job with practice and competition, so I didn’t work during the school year. I paid for my own law school.

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No. Was a boy toy for an executive cougar.

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😔

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