Comment Re:I'd love some input to this, too (Score 1) 433
That's nearly true; if it were me now, I'd just plow through even though the material was becoming decreasingly relevant to what I was (and did) persevere to do in spite of them (goals/career-wise.) Then again, NOW, I have the financial foundation to feed myself and afford books, transit, and rent ... and further have a distinct sense of what I want to do with myself. Wasn't quite the case at the time ... and when the choice became between their gouging me for ten times more than I had, or the decent paying but full-time and demanding job I'd already found and conquered. Yeah... it's not a great feeling thing to look back upon; I might have had a much better experience if I'd put off university for a couple years and dabbled at work FIRST. Regardless, do not condone messing with students FINANCIALLY. Make their courses tough (As Markovsky always told us in discreet structures, after having shown us a clipped down version of starwars, day one, suggesting recursion was akin to the 'force', 'I'll feel as if I've failed if any more than two of you (out of 20 or so) pass this course this semester. I don't want to hear another tale of patients suffering fatal or nearfatal doses of xrays because the software behind the hospitals' machines didn't cope well with someone who typed too fast at the console.') ... but don't lie about the upcoming expenses and then withhold the 95% of the money you've already been paid even while classes are starting (and said student is being kicked out of labs for lack of fees paid) while leaving said student to beg around looking for 3rd party private loans with crap terms.