On: Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983

[tekknik]

My Pell grant was around $1200/term. It was enough to cover tuition, supplies and still have enough for a refund at the end of the term of about $200.

The amount you get is based on your financial need amongst other things, so likely your parent could afford some amount of tuition from the govs perspective.

Max for a Pell grant is about $7k/yr atm

[Sohcahtoa82 → tekknik]

> so likely your parent could afford some amount of tuition from the govs perspective.

Oh, they absolutely could have, but they didn't. Pretty sure the FAFSA even had a line about money coming from others, and I put $0.

And so I get a little salty when my peers talk about being short on money because they're paying for their kids' college.

Whatever, though. I'm making good money now, and I can accurately say that I'm a self-made man.