Recently many people have been discussing the issue of universities charging more and more money to attend. This unfortunately is very true, the difference between what people in the 1980’s paid for college and now is unbelievable. The average cost of public, in state college was around $3,000 per year in 1985, while the average cost per year of a private college was around $13,000 that same year. Nowadays, the total cost per year of attending the same types of colleges would be $9,500 and $32,000 respectively. And if you were wondering, yes, that is adjusted for inflation. It is amazing that the prices could rise that much in only 30 years, but it is the harsh truth that students have to live with today. A lot of the blame for the higher tuition prices can be attributed to the influx of smarter students and more colleges competing to get these high level students.
Back in the 80’s, when the last of the baby boomers and generation Xers were going to college, it was a lot more affordable and working a part time job could pay for a lot of the costs. So, going to college for them was somewhat expected
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without thinking about the financial strain it will put themselves and future students in. These groups might even ask for a certain new building or recreation center, and it will be built after all of these kids graduate. They won't even benefit from it but the cost will be laid on the new students who had no say in the matter. A lot of these upgrades are very unnecessary and just a waste of money for the students especially when they look back ten years after they are graduated from college and still paying back their student loans that seem to never go away. So while they might like the idea of a new Chick Fil a in the cafeteria now, they might not like it as much in the