Originally Posted by JonLaw
Originally Posted by Dude
I do find it interesting that your main concern is, "Can I pay for it?" rather than, "Why should I pay to subsidize outrageous sports programs, unnecessary new construction, frivolous amenities, and tuition discounts for wealthy high-achievers, none of which serve the basic mission of the thing I'm actually paying for?"

Are we certain that's *not* the basic mission of the institution these days?

Many people seem to have decided that the "college experience" is the goal.


Truth.

"Education" is secondary now to the actual mission of many students AND institutions.

And this is where I happen to agree with Old Dad. Why should I subsidize someone else's 4y ClubMed vacation??

Of course, what I really wish is that rock-climbing facilities, campus dining sushi bars, and the like were something that I could choose to NOT partake of, whilst still obtaining the educational portion of the mission.

THAT seems to be a problem these days.


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