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Originally Posted by willravel
The college I went to was about 36k a year. I had to apply to over 1500 scholarships in order to go there (and I had a 1556 on my SAT). I still ended up having to pay about 10k a year. I worked 50 hours a week and never took less than 22 units. Even with all of that, I had to take advantage of governmnet loans. I had to sell my car to finish the last semester.
Actually, statistics say that if you are born poor, odds are that you'll be abducted by martians. Of course, I have no data to back this up, so you'll just have to take me at my word. (that was an elaborate, if sarcastic, way to say that you'll need sources on a claim like that before people will believe you)
Wrong. Working hard and appling yourself is not a guerentee of promotion in any buisness. And you can't always get a better job.
How do you know that?
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Personal experience. My grandmother didn't get an in-door bathroom until I was 6 years-old, 1966. I started life in a dirt-poor family. My dad, never complained, worked two jobs, never showed up late and never called in sick. He is retired now, has a pension, owns his home, travels and still works part-time because he values work. I am the first person to graduate colledge in my family. I went to a state school, and paid for it using my money. My first real job was at McDonald's, making about $3/hr. Even as a McDonald's employee, I worked hard, showed up on time, learned new stuff, took pride in my work and I got promotions and raises. That the way it happens. No magic, just doing what needs to be done and doing it well.
I have seen firsthand those in my old neighborhood who have made it and those who have not, and I know why. If your experience is different you are 100% correct in everything you have said, but I am highly suspicious.
