Comments on: Study: Parents’ financial assistance decreases college students’ GPA

By: MelonCollie

MelonCollie — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:09:08 +0000

Got a scholarship and worked when that ran out. God provided as I needed, I did not have much moola.

A failed adventure in culinary arts shattered my dreams (further), and it also shattered my GPA.

By: John the Libertarian

John the Libertarian — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:23:07 +0000

Oh, yes, indentured servitude to the government is much, much better.

By: bazil9

bazil9 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:14:32 +0000

Oh yeah..and college was the first time I carried an A average.

By: bazil9

bazil9 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:13:31 +0000

I had to work my own way through college.
Tell you what-I thought long and hard before ever dropping a class,
skipping class, or failing. Why? I was paying for it.
Real simple.
A few close friends I had,had everything paid for
by their parents. It took one 7 years to finish after switching majors 4 times, the other didn’t even finish..was just a party night after night.
I agree with the skin in the game comments.

By: BigWyo

BigWyo — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:56:22 +0000

What purpose does this study serve? If parents have the dough, they should–what?–cut their children off and make them go begging for Government Pell Grants? Ridiculous.

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on January 15, 2013 at 8:44 PM

I don’t suppose it could have anything to do with the government taking over all student loan activities.

It’s almost like President PantLoad et. al. are trying to get as many people dependent on the government as possible…

Imagine that.

By: Ladysmith CulchaVulcha

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:44:37 +0000

What purpose does this study serve? If parents have the dough, they should–what?–cut their children off and make them go begging for Government Pell Grants? Ridiculous.

By: Fallon

Fallon — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:25:43 +0000

Just had this discussion with our financial planner. We came up with a solution that we’d match 1:1 our grandchild’s college costs. The grandchild will need to come up with the other half. (It’s doubtful that the parents will). Hopefully, the grandchild will feel the responsibility of having some skin in the game.

My biggest worry is the stunted butterfly effect. If a butterfly doesn’t struggle getting out of the chrysalis its wings won’t develop fully. Then the butterfly becomes a butterwalk and can’t fly away.

By: BigWyo

BigWyo — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:58:16 +0000

The best students at higher education, are usually the ones that went to private high school and catholic high school. Their parents are paying plenty.

Cut this out!

Fleuries on January 15, 2013 at 7:49 PM

errrr..????

Apparently you don’t have any student debt.

By: obladioblada

obladioblada — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:50:15 +0000

Junior’s grades and motivation went up dramatically when he was informed that we are no longer fronting the money for his education. He’s welcome to get a job and take loans and we’ll refund him a portion for acceptable grades.

Funny how that works, he also started taking less expenses classes and renting books.

It was tough to do, but he was forced to grow up and take responsibility for himself.

By: Fleuries

Fleuries — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:49:29 +0000

This study is full of crap.

The want you to know that it is not only the Pell grant students that did not get 500 on an SAT that might not do well at college.

The best students at higher education, are usually the ones that went to private high school and catholic high school. Their parents are paying plenty.

Cut this out!