>>>We must be two rare cases. Our incomes have not stagnated. I can't believe that there aren't a few more like us.
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>You (we) are the lucky generation. This sums it up: until 1985, a summer job paid college tuition fees with beer money left over and no debt. Not any more.
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Exactly.
Some vets like me actually saw our net worth increase while we were full-time college students.

Things have tightened up at colleges for current students
Grandson #2 - a high school senior- has grades of 5 A+ and 1 A in advanced placement courses.
When I was a student that would have made him a shoo-in for scholarship money.
He has applied for financial aid at several colleges with no luck so far.