Even she says "If your child is college bound, school should be the highest priority." there of course are always exceptions, but as she responded in most American families education should be put first and foremost.
And even though she didn't have a "job" she still worked growing up. She just worked for herself doing jobs in the summer and working in family businesses.
That's great but I am sure not all Americans have "Family Business" so you have already indicated by that you really aren't average or the typical family or student. Tell me how would this apply to a straight a student from a poor community with no scholarship funds? would she/he have to luxury make education the priority without taking a job! My point it - do not use your experience and presume it is the standard for others. There are always many variables and these variables are as many as the people you see. There is never one solution that fits all to believe or even think so is to be short sighted. all you have to do is look within the same family and see if it worked the same for all kids with relatively the same opportunities.
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We were poor till a couple of years ago. And now we are consider lower middle class. Education was pushed so scholarships could be gained.
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As far as in-state tuition goes. The division of financial aid often meets your expected family contribution. There are financial need-based scholarship based out of need for students who have lower income households. Having good grades and merit only increases likelihood of getting specific need based scholarship and others. All the public universities I applied to found scholarships that met my family's expected contribution. Meaning that if FAFSA states that the expected contribution is $4000 and your tuition and housing is $20,000, often schools will find scholarships to meet that. I have received zero scholarships that were completely merit based. Many were financial need based or a combination of both financial need and merit. I have to maintain a certain GPA to keep my financial aid, as well as being in attendance to all my classes the first 4 weeks of school. Many of my friends believe they cannot afford to attend college, but never apply or wait to find out what financial aid will offer them.
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Thanks for the information. Knowledge they say is power. You obviously did your home work. I can tell your education is important to you and you are determined to get and put in the work. I admire you. Lots of people work on rumours not facts. I like it that you have taken time to find the facts as it applied to you. Keep it up. I wish you all the best in your studies and I shall be rooting for you. I shall be looking forward to reading about you graduating again in flying colours as you have what it takes. Keep it up. Well done
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