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My parents pay up to a certain amount every year. Luckily, after transferring, my scholarships and grants and loans keep me under that amount. I didn't work freshman year of college because my parents didn't want me to, and it was a really good decision on their part. Since then I've worked, but this semester I'm cutting back to help out the GPA.
I don't like the fact that there's such a chasm at MU - there's kids who think I'm spoiled because my parents pay the difference between my scholarships and tuition and pay for my apartment, etc, but then there's kids who think I'm poor because I have a job and had to take out loans.
I know damn well I'm spoiled and I don't feel bad about it - I see that the education my mom got here has ensured that she's able to provide for me. My parents financed my car loan for me, but I've paid it all back, which is awesome for me, since I'll have tons of loans by the time I'm done with school. I know that I'm learning to manage money (albiet not my own) and live independently, and most of these FIBs aren't getting that.
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