Are you financially better off than your parents were at your age?

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

200K seems high, but man, 100K is easy these days. Even simple state schools like Mizzou have an average cost of attendance in excess of $25K/yr now. It was around 12-13K/year when I was looking at schools. The cost of a 4-year degree essentially doubling over the last 10-15 years surely changes the calculus pretty substantially.

Not many actually pay sticker price, though. I'm hoping to get some kind help because I've received invitations to apply to schools like Cornell, but there's not a ****ing chance I'm paying $61k tuition + room and board.