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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don’t think anyone is arguing that it isn’t a better experience. It’s a matter of an extra $100k for two kids being a nothingburger for some families, tough but manageable for others, and completely off the table for others.
We don’t like to talk about class in our society. But going away for university is absolutely a class marker - just as anything else that involves whopping amounts of money is.
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That’s absolutely it, as well as the number of kids you have. Planning on saving for 3 kids is vastly different than only one. The experience of going away for post secondary is very overblown in my opinion, and how much life experience do you really gain from being in res vs at home? I learned a hell of a lot more when I had to manage my first home instead of my time in university.
The only real skills I learned while away were moderately good study habits and how to operate with a hangover. If the U of C would have honoured my previous education I would have been much further ahead with the cash in hand.