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Undergraduates with family income below $200k will be tuition-free at MIT

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581 points gnabgib | 5 comments | 20 Nov 24 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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alsetmusic ◴[20 Nov 24 17:23 UTC] No.42196168[source]▶
Awesome. Now let’s lower the bar further and do it everywhere. And then let’s keep doing more until students can pay their tuition with a summer job, like they could when our elders went to school.

I’ll hold off on asking for higher education to be free, as the culture still pushes back on that. But a return to the former model would be most welcome.

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1. tmpz22 ◴[20 Nov 24 19:41 UTC] No.42197380[source]▶
I'd like to see a future where a student can have free tuition but (with exception) is required do meaningful civic service work that benefits the community and country that is paying for tuition, ultimately graduating with zero debt if requirements are met.

Maintaining national parks? Helping support inner city? Tutoring and improving public education? Imagine having the majority of American college students contributing to these worthy causes AND getting a strong education.

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2. Izikiel43 ◴[20 Nov 24 21:20 UTC] No.42198240[source]▶
Doesn't the federal government already do this? Work for them 10 years and student debt is cancelled?
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3. csh0 ◴[20 Nov 24 21:22 UTC] No.42198254[source]▶
This is basically the point of PSLF[0]. The cost to participants is not $0, but it can ultimately be very low if they only make income adjusted payments during their 10 years of service.

https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation...

4. sethammons ◴[20 Nov 24 22:08 UTC] No.42198613[source]▶
I think they are suggesting that you would graduate debt free for having done service while getting your education
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5. Izikiel43 ◴[21 Nov 24 01:32 UTC] No.42200128{3}[source]▶
But how would you have time to study full time and work full time?