My daughter just graduated from high school with top honors. At the same time she earned 3 associates degrees from community college which was affiliated with her high school. She has been accepted to one of the top colleges in the US and was given scholarships for all of the tuition. We are on the hook for room and board, books, etc. Total cost per year is about $20K. Would have been closer to $90K without the scholarships so she did good there. She wants to study environmental science/marine biology.
My brother's daughters had to pay their own way through college even though he earns a lot more than we do. They probably have over $100K in student loan debt now just starting out. I do not want my daughter to have that hanging around her neck. I'm pretty sure we can swing the $20K between tax returns, my commissions, and just plain cutting back a bit and saving.
Just wondering what others have done in similar circumstances.
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[–] 20080002? ago
It sounds like she already did very well and merits a little help to bridge the gap. I'd definitely help, unless the degree does not have excellent job prospects/pathway to a good career, and I'd hold off until they switched to an acceptable major.
I earned most of the money needed for college through scholarships and then my parents assisted me with the rest. I'm really grateful as I think being debt free will give me a leg up on the dating-for-marriage game.
Not to be creepy, but I hope your daughter knows the benefit of chastity and marriage. My honest experience at a top 30 college was that about half the girls are badly behaved but the other half are good girls because they know the importance of long term investments (contrary to the stereotype of college girls on voat). Since you're a goat, I'm guessing your daughter is in the latter.
Anyways. Congratulations to you and your daughter (: you must be very proud of her!