I just don't see how it's much different than when I was young. Jobs pay a lot more now days then back then, so that offsets some of the difference. I also don't remember jobs back then offering to pay toward tuition.

 

You might be right; however, inflation is responsible for some of the difference in pay. Also, I think you'd be surprised at how little the wages have changed at the jobs most high school & college kids work over the past 10 - 15 years.

Did it give you a sense of "entitlement?"

 

Nope, just a really good chuckle.

If you can get a job that pays toward your tuition, which many students do, how is it any harder?

 

"Many"? None of my friends in college have jobs that pay towards their tuition.

:lol:

 

Seriously though, reading through the posts in this thread, it's you young folks that seem to think you have it so hard compared to those of past generations. I have to agree completely with BF and LN, there are too many kids these days that aren't willing to work hard to put themselves through college and they act as though the government owes them. Nobody owes you anything.

 

 

Based on what? Most of the people I know from college all have jobs either during school, or during the summer. The ones who don't work during school are athletes.

 

There are a few who do not have to work because they are fortunate and can rely on their parents paying for their education and living expenses, but most of the people I know work at some point during the year. I'm not sure where this myth that young people are lazy comes from.

 

Of course there are a few lazy ones out there, but there are a lot of lazy old people as well. :lol:

Whoa now. First of all, I do not need your lecture about the "real world". I've been working and living on my own for the past 2-3 years and I have done just fine. I have worked part time during school and full time in the summers since I've been in college. Financial aid has helped me with tuition for the first four years and I've been very thankful for that. Regardless, I've still had to take out $18,000 in loans for school. I understand that I will have to pay those back and I want to pay those back. I took the loans knowing that after I graduate I will be getting a job to pay them off. I have no problem with that what so ever.

 

About the military, it is not for everyone and it should not be. Anyone who can't afford college should not have to join the military in order to do so. That is what student loans are for. I have lived on a military base, and I have many friends and family in the military right now. I know that at this point in my life, it is not for me. Maybe I'll change my mind, but I doubt it.

 

I never said I expected to always get what I want. Not sure where or how you got that from my previous posts in this thread. If I get what I want, it's because I have worked to get it.

 

I never said anyone owed me financial aid; I never said anyone owes me anything. I am thankful for the financial aid that I have received during my four years of college. Would I have taken more if they offered it for my final semester? Heck yes. Am I going to quit or pout because they didn't give me any? No. I'm going to work as much as possible this summer and save as much as possible and then next semester I'll take out whatever loans I have to in order to finish out and graduate in December.

 

I don't know where you are getting your impression that I want want want and just expect everything to be given to me because that is not how I feel at all.

 

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Is there a reason you quoted that post specifically? :lol:

Is there a reason you quoted that post specifically? :lol:

 

I had mistakenly posted while Henry was logged in and needed to delete my post. I had a really nice response to your post. Don't have time to re-post it in full, but I'll give you the Cliff Note version:

 

When I was young and in college, I thought I had it all figured it out and knew it all like you do. Its one of the wonders of youth. When you have the least experience with life, you think you know everything about life. Go figure. Anyway study hard in college, work hard at your job and you'll get it figured out....eventually.

I had mistakenly posted while Henry was logged in and needed to delete my post. I had a really nice response to your post. Don't have time to re-post it in full, but I'll give you the Cliff Note version:

 

When I was young and in college, I thought I had it all figured it out and knew it all like you do. Its one of the wonders of youth. When you have the least experience with life, you think you know everything about life. Go figure. Anyway study hard in college, work hard at your job and you'll get it figured out....eventually.

 

Another common misconception commonly associated with the younger generation is everyone assumes that I think I know it all.

 

I do not think that.

 

But regardless, I do study hard, work hard and will hopefully have it figured out when I graduate in December. :lol:

Another common misconception commonly associated with the younger generation is everyone assumes that I think I know it all.

I do not think that.

 

But regardless, I do study hard, work hard and will hopefully have it figured out when I graduate in December. :lol:

 

You can understand why people think that though, don't you?:laugh:

 

 

Keep up the hard work. I'll give you some more unsolicited advise because I know you love getting it: you won't have it figured out when you graduate. Heck, you probably won't have it figured out for years after you graduate. But you certainly are heading in the right direction. What's your major and what do you intend to do (occupation wise) after you graduate?

I am still just ticked about not getting a rebate check when I had to pay taxes last year. :madman:

 

I had an 18 year old and a 22 year old and they fall into that same boat. They dont get an incentive check themselves nor do I for them. Something there just doesnt seem right! My 18 year old is still in high school and the 22 year old is a senior in college!

I had an 18 year old and a 22 year old and they fall into that same boat. They dont get an incentive check themselves nor do I for them. Something there just doesnt seem right! My 18 year old is still in high school and the 22 year old is a senior in college!

 

Just doesn't make sense to me, because there are so many people in this situation, and I'd imagine it could've helped alot of them. Parents or the kids, atleast give it to someone. I mean the parent's have kids in school, so it's likely money is kinda tight, the kids are in school, so obviously they're not rolling in the dough....

You can understand why people think that though, don't you?:laugh:

 

 

Keep up the hard work. I'll give you some more unsolicited advise because I know you love getting it: you won't have it figured out when you graduate. Heck, you probably won't have it figured out for years after you graduate. But you certainly are heading in the right direction. What's your major and what do you intend to do (occupation wise) after you graduate?

 

Criminal Justice major. Plan on entering the field of law enforcement asap.

Criminal Justice major. Plan on entering the field of law enforcement asap.

 

Noble occupation for sure. Good luck.

...I was taken aback at some of the comments in this thread and personally found them to be very arrogant, judgemental, and somewhat degrading.

What they were was hard-hitting, to the point and painfully honest. It may make some uncomfortable to deal with the fact that the world doesn't owe them everything, and that things today aren't particularly worse than they have been in other eras. But sometimes the truth hurts.

What they were was hard-hitting, to the point and painfully honest. It may make some uncomfortable to deal with the fact that the world doesn't owe them everything, and that things today aren't particularly worse than they have been in other eras. But sometimes the truth hurts.

 

...and a complete generalization, that the generation before you most likely said about your generation.