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A comment on Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student loans. Parent comment

Re:Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student l... by bmmayer1 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:27AM (#15798663)
The trick is that most people don't pay full tuition[1]. It's like hospital prices: most people don't pay the sticker price and those who do are subsidizing those who don't.

[1]http://time.com/money/4777909/private-college-scholarships-2...

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Re:Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student l... by greedo on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:51AM (#15798899)
Or they're taking out student loans that they'll have no realistic ability to repay.
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