Go to College for Free?
By ersmommy1
@ersmommy1 (12587)
United States
November 7, 2008 11:29am CST
Tim Stroud's alarm goes off at 3:40 a.m. every weekday morning, a time when most of his classmates at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo., are fast asleep. By 4:30 a.m., he is out in the pasture in his work boots gathering the college's herd of 50 Holstein cows into the barn for their morning milking session. His unusual campus job working in the dairy 15 hours a week -- is a small price to pay for what he sees as one of the best deals today in higher education: a free degree.
would you be able/have been able to do this? Considering the cost of higher education these days it may be an option
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081106/bs_bw/nov2007pi20071113819956
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@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
10 Nov 08
Yes.. a "free degree?" Oh, heck yes. College is so expensive to day that 15 hours a week is easy to justify. Goodness me, I think I worked more hours than that at my work-study jobs and I still had a heck of a lot in student loans after graduating.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
7 Nov 08
I'd be out there mucking out stalls and milking cows every morning if it meant I got a free college education so that I might be able to get a better job in the future. Nowadays without a college education it is getting harder and harder to find decent paying jobs with good pay.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
7 Nov 08
I'm sure a lot of people would be willing to do that to get a free education. 15 hours a week doesn't seem like a whole lot, so I'm sure it's a small price to pay for those that do it. I hope that if I can't afford an education for my children, and we can't get scholarships or aid, that their colleges offer something of that sort.
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@zhaychel (610)
• United Arab Emirates
8 Nov 08
My mother was a scholar when she was in college. A generous missionary gave her that opportunity to continue her studies since my mom's status before was a bit poor. In exchange of that my mom should be a teacher and serve the missionary's school for about 2 years. She did what she promised and mom was blessed to have a good future ahead on her. She's planning to get a unfortunate student in our place and fund this student's college education until college.. What a humbling work! ^^,
@dxfanatic69 (378)
• United States
7 Nov 08
ersmommy1,
Well, I've heard of students taking jobs around campus to help pay for their tuition (i.e.: bookstore, library, school coffee shop, etc.) but this is different to say the least.
But to each his own. I mean, if the kid's getting his education for free just by working 15 hours a week, in the mornings, hey, all for him!
College is getting very pricey, with deregulation it's getting worse.
And with the economy tightening, it'll only get harder to get scholarships, grants, loans, funding, etc.
So, hey! If milking cows = free college, than give me a pair of udders! ;)
@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
8 Nov 08
What a great idea. I read through the entire college web site and I can't wait to share with my 12 year old step-daughter. Right now, she's thinking the only way she'll ever get to college is with a soccer scholarship. Perhaps there are other ways.
