This sub is oblivious to how expensive college is

Nowadays, even state schools can cost up to $20-30k/year when factoring in room and board. For many people, these prices are unaffordable. They cannot pull $80-120k out of thin air. Yet when someone on this sub complains about like a $17k/year COA, they get dismissed and get told they’re lucky. That is still a lot of money. Even if you or your family can afford to cover that much, it’s still painful to have to fork over that much just for your state school, especially if you’re a high-achieving student.

The other day I was criticizing my state school for being stingy on financial aid for high-achievers. I know many NMFs and some kids who got 36 ACT’s. Yet my in-state school only gave them $6000 in merit scholarships. My state school isn’t UC Berkeley or UMich. It’s the University of Kansas. When I voiced my complaint in this sub, I got dismissed with remarks like “in-state students already get a big discount” or “that’s half tuition.” That still doesn’t change the fact that half tuition plus room and board is still almost $20k/year. No Kansas resident should pay that much to attend the University of Kansas, let alone kids who were NMF or got 36 ACTs. It’s frustrating that this sub just accepts college being ludicrously expensive.