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MattBaggins

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35. thirdly

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:04 PM

Oct 2013

all of that has nothing to do with the fact that those schools that require it put an economic burden on poor students...this is a simple fact.

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Segregated colleges [View all] wilt the stilt Oct 2013 OP

wait...uh...come again? Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #1

the cost of staying on campus after it is all said and done wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #2

The actual cost with meal plan is about $10K exboyfil Oct 2013 #7

The meal plan was a big expense at my college, LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #19

Thanks I remember my dorm food exboyfil Oct 2013 #22

That's great. Glad she's doing well. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #25

You're including tuition in that figure. enlightenment Oct 2013 #13

We all forget living expenses wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #24

True, these things are expensive. enlightenment Oct 2013 #29

Schools that demand freshman live on campus MattBaggins Oct 2013 #3

Well for starters, most schools have exemptions depending on the situation... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #11

thirdly MattBaggins Oct 2013 #35

Which is why many spend their "freshman year" at community college... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #36

Is that everyone? MattBaggins Oct 2013 #37

For me, it was cheaper than living in an apartment. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #23

$15,000- $25,000 to stay on campus? BKH70041 Oct 2013 #4

It's not true that there is "no commuting" for local kids whose families live near UGA Tanuki Oct 2013 #5

I know a lot of state colleges do this, and they do make exceptions for many reasons. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #12

Staying on-campus Freshman year makes you 40% more likely to complete a degree Recursion Oct 2013 #6

I Don't Believe This is Discrimination Per Se rustysgurl Oct 2013 #8

two tiers at UGA food plan wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #10

so why can't you commute from Gwinnett, Fulton or Dekalb wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #9

. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #14

If you're on the farthest eastern edge of Gwinnett or DeKalb, maybe Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #17

so if you lived on Buford Hwy and went to Cross Keys High wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #20

Also being realistic, there is an appeals process. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #21

Or you could, you know, go to Georgia State Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #28

a degree from UGA wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #30

That's a fallacy...No degrees are seen as better depending on university... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #31

I believe it helps in your first job wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #32

I went to Morehouse Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #33

My wife used to recruit for the Federal Reserve system wilt the stilt Oct 2013 #34

This is not uncommon for many schools. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #15

All college expenses divied equally impact poorer students more aikoaiko Oct 2013 #16

That's fairly typical for public colleges and universities. MineralMan Oct 2013 #18

Usually most schools like the school I went to gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

I think you have it wrong Drale Oct 2013 #27

Scholaqrships/financial aid avail for Room & Board? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #38