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Public vs Private Unis (pg. 7)
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancealot
This 50,60,70k/year after school sounds nice but here is a reality check.
-Taxes
-Health-care
-401k(if you want)
-transportation(car or rial)and if a car you will need to finance or lease,car insurance, gas, maintanance
-the biggest one:where you will live:Home with your parents for a few years or go on your own??
so basically take your paycheck and take away 75% of it.
Oh yeah I forgot to factor in going out with friends.
My advice..Get your BS then your Master's ASAP. You will have saved alot of stress unlike me. :)
And good luck. Choose a state school and save some $$
PS. wonder what the Stock Market will look like the morning after the prk bill was finally passed:whip: |
I totally agree. Save money now while you can. Having a 100K loan, I don't care what you want to be, is not a start to life. Have you even thought about the future and buying a house etc? Those loans will not be fun to pay off- trust me.
I have student loans and I can say they have definitely held me back and I feel an impact they cause. My husband and I both have well paying jobs and we feel it in our budget.
Going to a better school, doesn't necessarily guarantee you a better job. Save money go to a state school and work a little harder by looking for internships and such. Looking back I wish I knew what I know now.
Good luck to you! |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
I totally agree. Save money now while you can. Having a 100K loan, I don't care what you want to be, is not a start to life. Have you even thought about the future and buying a house etc? Those loans will not be fun to pay off- trust me.
I have student loans and I can say they have definitely held me back and I feel an impact they cause. My husband and I both have well paying jobs and we feel it in our budget.
Going to a better school, doesn't necessarily guarantee you a better job. Save money go to a state school and work a little harder by looking for internships and such. Looking back I wish I knew what I know now.
Good luck to you! |
In the US, owning a home is no better than renting when it comes to costs. No matter where you go (in the us), the costs of renting, when considering ALL costs for owning, are very similar. Being that I was in the mortgage industry, I am very aware of the costs of owning a home both mortgage payment, maintenance, taxes, etc. So for me, I am fine renting for a few years after school and all that.
Also, if I were to go to UCLA, I would only have 30k in loans. |
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| Domesticated |
| Does anyone in the USA go to university in their home town? |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
In the US, owning a home is no better than renting when it comes to costs. No matter where you go (in the us), the costs of renting, when considering ALL costs for owning, are very similar. Being that I was in the mortgage industry, I am very aware of the costs of owning a home both mortgage payment, maintenance, taxes, etc. So for me, I am fine renting for a few years after school and all that.
Also, if I were to go to UCLA, I would only have 30k in loans. |
Sorry, I thought you said 100K in loans? :conf: |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by punjabi
I like how you're American, yet used the term "Unis" to appear European and hip. Kudos. |
Actually, university is the correct term, as it means the actual place of learning, while the term "college" means a residence on campus of said university.
So to say you study at "college" is incorrect. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
Sorry, I thought you said 100K in loans? :conf: |
If I end up going to Stanford or the likes I will for sure. Stanford is 52k/yr. :(
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Actually, university is the correct term, as it means the actual place of learning, while the term "college" means a residence on campus of said university.
So to say you study at "college" is incorrect. |
False. In the US the term "college" is used to refer to ALL post-secondary education. |
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| elFreak |
| every dollar you give to a landlord is a dollar lost forever. |
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| nchs09 |
| In Cambodia, college doesnt exist. Fact. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
False. In the US the term "college" is used to refer to ALL post-secondary education. |
...and on Mars they use the word "vagina" for penis, but that doesn't make it correct. |
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| elFreak |
| we call our dingos dogs. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
we call our dingos dogs. |
:stongue:
You half-wit, a dingo is not a dog. That's like calling a lion a cat. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
...and on Mars they use the word "vagina" for penis, but that doesn't make it correct. |
In the context of his statement and your response, it was. Colloquialisms aren't going to necessarily be right in the way others around the world use them, but that doesn't make them incorrect. Just like US English uses color and not colour. |
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