Exactly-- I was also in college in those years, and I tried to "work" my way through. I worked full time, effectively-- 36-40 hr weeks-- and it still wasn't enough to keep me off of food stamps or from requiring loans and qualifying for Pell grants.

I also recall feeling so helpless when, during my fourth year as an undergrad, I had to get loans for the second time. But I didn't have much choice. Tuition had doubled in just four years. Doubled.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.