p232- We also looked at college as an investment-- not only of money but of time as well. The most important college cost is the opportunity cost. By attending one college, you accept a set of opportunities, & the cost of those opportunities is the opportunities you forgo at some other college. ...
p233...After our years of HSing, we know that there is little that we cannot learn on our own. For us, then, undertaking college must not be just about further learning but about something else too-- personal growth & development, certification, networking, validation, acquiring specialized knowledge, laying down the credentials to forge a career, & so forth. College is an investment, first, of time.
p244...Fear seems to be part of the marketing process-- it helps build a sense of urgency to buy & read one particular magazine or book. We read many such books & articles. But we gave ourselves time to calm down well before the actual application process. More important, we were highly selective about which of those books & articles we passes along to the children, & when.
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