The Sisters of Mercy Forum
), I finally got my arse into uni full-time (at the "tender" age of 26)...
Dear Sinnie, the contemporary government of germany is introducing fees for students. 500€ for a Semester (Half year period, I´ve no idea what You`d call it in the U.S.). Unfortunately they don`t plan to improve the situation at the unversities as a compensation. For example, when I started studying physics back in ´91 we had one professor for 700 students.. In total 4 Professors(Edit: For the courses that started october 1991), nice men yet totally frustrated by their vast task.. (By the way: I couldn`t finish my studies at all, due to monetary reasons.)SINsister wrote:Hmm...an interesting topic because of the vast socioeconomic differences around the world, of course (not to mention family politics, etc.). In my case, it wouldn't have been *allowed* (don't even get me started there), nor would it have been economically feasible for me to leave home prior to graduating from high school at age 18 (the age at which most U.S. students leave school). I moved to Los Angeles for art school at 19, then moved back home again about a year later, as Dad couldn't afford to continue footing the school bills. I lived at my parents' place for another few years while I worked sh!tty jobs and saved some $$, then moved back to L.A. at 24. I moved back home yet again when the $$ ran out, which actually proved serendipitous because my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months after I returned home. I put my life on hold over the course of the next year, while I pretty much single-handedly took care of my mom. When she was declared to be cancer-free (which, unfortunately, was not to remain the case
*Edited to add: I funded my uni career myself (government loans/grants/student work-study, etc.), and as a result, will be flat broke for the rest of my natural life from paying back the rotten U.S. gov't. Alas. You socialist-nation kiddies are *damn* lucky, lemme tell ya...
I´m quite sure a lot of people around here can tell similar stories. 
OHH Cough..SINsister wrote:@eotunun:
I'm sorry - I stand corrected.
But schools in the States (even the public universities, like state colleges) generally run anywhere from around $10K-$50K+ per academic year. So multiply that by 4 or so years, and...yeah.
Homes can move, too.. eotunun wrote:Did you have further cost for your flat etc.?
By the way, My Story in short:
Never moved out, my home moved out off this world, in a way. I was nearly 13 when my father died in an accident, 17 when my mother died from illness. I stayed in our house, together with my granny and sister, yet not exactly as sheltered as in Mom&Dad`s house. (Yet I still miss it)
Aww, hopefully I didn´t actually make you and Sinny cry now!elamanamou wrote:@eotunun
My Father died when I was eighteen.Losing both parents at a very young must of been very tough for you.
Generally, I try to keep these things in, but your parents' money was sadly wasted.elamanamou wrote:Men on a whole take longer to leave home.Guy's who're are very late leaving home and when they do finally settle down often look for a substite for their mother.It's very often the case!
It reminds me of the ancient BBC comedy SORRY starring Ronnie Corbett as Timothy!
*yawn!* John! You can do better.. I hope.Francis wrote:Generally, I try to keep these things in, but your parents' money was sadly wasted.elamanamou wrote:Men on a whole take longer to leave home.Guy's who're are very late leaving home and when they do finally settle down often look for a substite for their mother.It's very often the case!
It reminds me of the ancient BBC comedy SORRY starring Ronnie Corbett as Timothy!
