MattAY said:
It's probably a different debate over here considering our tuition fees just went up, so it now costs around £9K per YEAR to go to university now.
Not like it's any cheaper here Mattay. Tuition at my school is over $30,000 a year now, and that doesn't count room and board, which is usually another $6,000 to $8,000. There are also a lot of schools that cost a lot more, though plenty that cost less. It just depends where you go.
College debt is a huge problem in this country right now though - it's well over a trillion dollars. Fortunately, I'm getting my undergraduate degree free of debt. But if I want a post-graduate degree, I'll be paying for that. My brother just took on $70,000 in debt for his masters, which my parents can't believe. I have to remind them that most of my friends from school are taking on that much debt for their undergrad, and a lot of them will take on more for a masters.
s***'s ridiculous in the US.