December 10, 2003
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Chapter 5 (cont.)
I do remember that despite my grades and accomplishments
I was not voted into Honor Society, a shock and shame to me and, of course, my father. I was, however, the only one of my class who applied to and was accepted at Reed College, famous for its high academic requirements and excellent liberal arts education. Largely because of the influence of my family, all ex-Reedies, my husband-to-be arrived at Reed the year before I did and even chose his major, Russian History, as part of this spell. We became engaged the summer before I began my freshman year and he his sophomore.
Receipts show that my parents paid about $150/month for my freshman year at Reed (though I’m not sure if this was just for lodging and books). There was no student loan or scholarship to my recollection, and I don’t remember that I had a student job. Considering the thousands of dollars a year it costs to attend Reed now, it seems a small amount, but at the time it must have been a serious financial burden.
(to be continued)
Deep Thought:I’ll be the first to admit that my idea of God is pretty different. I believe in a God with a long white beard, a gold crown, and a long robe with lots of shiny jewels on it. He sits on a big throne in the clouds, and He’s about five hundred feet tall. He talks in a real deep voice like “I…AM…GOD!” He can blow up stuff just by looking at it. This is my own, personal idea of God.
Today I am grateful for: Word processing.
Comments (6)
The cost of education has risen far faster than inflation has devalued the dollar. It’s a much more expensive proposition, now, to get a degree.
Funny, that’s my idea of God, too.
–Scott
Hard to even imagine the world without word processing anymore… I’ve become very dependent on it. And my handwriting has suffered as a result. :-/ Ah well…
sigh. my 7 year undergraduate has a student loan that will take years and years to repay. makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
I can’t help wonder when it became the accepted norm that parents paid their children’s college education. We have five children and all will make their own way or won’t make it at all. We’d love to be able to afford it, but sometimes making ends meet is hard enough. Infinite Blessings
Wow! Reed education. I am impressed. I remember having a tuition scholarship for $200 per semester in the early-mid 70′s & it paid it. Course, mom & dad had to pay for dorm, etc. Now, tuition is 5-10X as much. Scary, that things have changed so much in 30 years.