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Re:Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’ by dominotw on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:08AM (#28275935)
There are state schools, I got my bachelors and masters from university of alabama and funded it by working at a gas station. In state tuition was ~1200/semester back in 2005. I graduated with ~5k student loan that i paid off in 2 yrs post graduation.
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Re:Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’ by KittenInABox on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:47AM (#28276578)
FWIW I looked at University of Alabama tuition now and for an academic year was 10k in-state, or 5k/semester assuming 2 semesters a year. (With fees, room, and board, the total comes over 25k/year.)

So you most certainly can't fund your education at the same institution working at a gas station now with only 5k student loans.

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Re:Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’ by dominotw on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:08PM (#28278021)
> With fees, room, and board, the total comes over 25k/year

We lived off campus 4 ppl in a 2 bed ( ~100/head). My total living expense was ~350/month. My parents had recently immigrated, so i was totally ok with not having a "college experience" or actually knew what exactly it was. I was able to find another job on campus as an attendent at computer lab which game plenty of time to relax and do coursework.

I agree that now it might not be possible. But its doable if you get grants( which most of my classmates did) and are ok slumming it out though college.

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Re:Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’ by KittenInABox on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:47PM (#28281004)
The University of Alabama mandates that all incoming freshmen spend at least one year fully on-campus.
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Re:Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’ by dominotw on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @02:00AM (#28285569)
there are tons of exceptions to this. In my case I had almost 3 years gap between high-school and freshman year. My roomates were able to easily prove financial hardship that comes with on campus living.
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