The article discusses the rising cost of college education and the challenges students face in covering expenses even after receiving scholarships. It shares the author's personal experience of choosing a state school to minimize educational debt, while acknowledging that today's costs are higher. The author advises prospective students to consider living at home or finding affordable housing options and emphasizes the importance of working during college. While completely avoiding student debt might be unrealistic, creating a strategy to reduce it is crucial.
One thing I'd definitely suggest that this person do is get a job during college. But I don't necessarily recommend a work-study program. I did one for a period of time but the pay was awful.
Avoiding student debt completely may not be possible. But that doesn't mean they can't keep that debt to a minimum.
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