Or....come to grips with the fact that there’s a significant percentage of college “students” who would be far better off doing something other than enrolling at four-year college and universities.
My family could barely afford
I don't want us to be a rich kid only school.
This ship has sailed. I don't know how any genuinely middle class student can consider TCU unless they get awarded the full-tuition Chancellor's Scholarship (unless they are willing to borrow at levels which court financial catastrophe).
TCU has the highest median parent income of any Big 12 school (surpassing Baylor by....a lot). And the second highest in Texas, only to SMU.
70% of TCU students come from the top income quintile.
More here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/texas-christian-university
I am a firm believer that, if you manage to attend a 2 year community college, and do well, you can get in basically anywhere you want and have much reduced student debt. I've seen it first hand. It's the social life that drives the 4 year aspiration IMO. Who really wants to pay $3,000 for a history, english or sociology class when you can get the same for $150? Why, it's the students that want SAE or KKG more than an economical education....Or....come to grips with the fact that there’s a significant percentage of college “students” who would be far better off doing something other than enrolling at four-year college and universities.
I get your issues with it, but it's not saying you can't have english majors. It is just presenting the facts about the job market.Flawed, unless I missed part. By directing students to specific majors based on payback rate, it will flood the market with specific majors and cause a shortage in other areas. It gave the math major vs english major example. Are those math majors going to teach all the english classes in school?
Current system is flawed also.
Give all the students the same payback rate and time. The total payback amount can still be the same to lenders/investors, but it gives a better balance of majors for fulfilling the needs for the economy and society. It would act the same as health insurance is supposed to - spread the cost among many.
Interview this morning on NPR discussing national trends. Huge drop in apps and enrollment for this year because who wants to pay huge tuition for online classes, but the profs and enrollment people interviewed said it's just the biggest drop of a 10-year national trend of dwindling apps and enrollment. They sounded pretty worried for their immediate and medium-term outlooks. I'm guessing the next two-three years are going to be really, really hard on a lot of previous-stable institutions.
This ship has sailed. I don't know how any genuinely middle class student can consider TCU unless they get awarded the full-tuition Chancellor's Scholarship (or, unless they are willing to borrow at levels which court financial catastrophe).
I would have killed for a half-scholarship for my daughter. We got offered bumpkiss. She got a full ride mommy and daddy scholarship and we are solid middle class. That’s the problem of having a daughter go to TCU and being in the middle class. If you can fog a mirror as a male student, you’re likely to get something.My son, despite excellent academic credentials
If I sent my son to Rice, Yale, or Chicago, he wouldn't pay any tuition because we don't make enough. (And yes, he is well within the admissions range for those schools.) But TCU offers him a scholarship for half tuition. So he'll probably end up at UT-D. TCU isn't particularly interested in high-achieving, middle class kids.
We made that decision in what...like 15 years ago? Kinda late now.We who have gone before must keep TCU affordable for those who want TCU.
I don't want us to be a rich kid only school.
Any reason in particular you would send your son to UT-D instead of Rice, Chicago, or Yale? Seems like a no-brainer but maybe I’m missing something. No offense to UTD.If I sent my son to Rice, Yale, or Chicago, he wouldn't pay any tuition because we don't make enough. (And yes, he is well within the admissions range for those schools.) But TCU offers him a scholarship for half tuition. So he'll probably end up at UT-D. TCU isn't particularly interested in high-achieving, middle class kids.
Any reason in particular you would send your son to UT-D instead of Rice, Chicago, or Yale? Seems like a no-brainer but maybe I’m missing something. No offense to UTD.
How can a prospective teacher go to TCU, knowing they will make $50K yearly, with insignificant raises over the years, and expect to pay back these loans?