Comments on: Guest Post: Giving a SUNY School the Old College Try

By: Ajay

Ajay — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:02:33 +0000

Hi Julia
Very good writing and true expression of feeling.
I don’t agree with lmroberts23 that your father ddin’t supported you to join NYU. Nowadays collage study is a family decision and it shall be taken with a holistic view considering present and future situation of the family.
My love and best wishes to you
Father of similar age girl

By: connor4

connor4 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:49:38 +0000

I like the way you handle the process. good for you.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:27:05 +0000

Congrats on your mature decision. My financial planner and I have puzzled over this newly American phenomenon: that parents and students must take on massive debt to finance a four year degree. When that became conventional wisdom is beyond me. My daughter made the same decision you did: she could have gone to the private dream school and graduated with a minium $64,000 in debt, or take the full-tuition scholarship at the university 10 blocks from our house. She took full-tuition, and now when she gets together with her high school friends who complain about all the debt they are incurring after just ONE semester, she smiles quietly knowing she has NONE!

By: lmroberts23

lmroberts23 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:46:37 +0000

Yes. This is beautifully written and I am sorry you were not able to “wing” the financials at NYU, but proud of your first hard grown up decision. However, I would keep your father at an arms length from now on, as he is a buzz kill and not supportive of you or your dreams. I just completed this process with my senior daughter and would never in a million years tell her a school would not accept her. We lived in Westchester County for one year and it’s a great place. Maybe you can live in NYU in 4 years and still live your dreams. Blessings to you, Julia!

By: hendricks

hendricks — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:47:17 +0000

I am no journalist either e-mailing from Kenya. I have to commend you though on the piece and decision.

By: indyshea

indyshea — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:33:56 +0000

Julia, I’m no journalist, but this is a very well written article and I wanted to tell you so. Also, I commend you on your decision. Whatever life brings you in the next few years, not being saddled with that debt is an excellent decision. Life is what you make it. Interesting opportunities will present themselves to you. Good Luck!