The Last Poster Wins [v26]

[AWA1997]

My state has a program called OHLAP or Oklahoma’s Promise, which gives you five years of college tuition (or until you get your bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first), so long as your household makes less than $55k a year and can get accepted into the college. The catch is that it only pays tuition, so you need other financial aid for books and stuff. If I remember right, so long as you get your degree, you don’t have to pay it back, which is nice. (Tried looking it up to confirm, but I’m not seeing anything about paying it back.)

[Chibi Altaria]

My state has a program called OHLAP or Oklahoma’s Promise, which gives you five years of college tuition (or until you get your bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first), so long as your household makes less than $55k a year and can get accepted into the college. The catch is that it only pays tuition, so you need other financial aid for books and stuff. If I remember right, so long as you get your degree, you don’t have to pay it back, which is nice. (Tried looking it up to confirm, but I’m not seeing anything about paying it back.)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT BACK?! O.O Wow, I wanna live there now. xD

With my recent course I had to buy a book online that cost $60, and we only have access to it for a couple of years, so what I've been doing is taking screenshots of everything so I can have it for long after my sub is gone lol.

[AWA1997]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT BACK?! O.O Wow, I wanna live there now. xD

With my recent course I had to buy a book online that cost $60, and we only have access to it for a couple of years, so what I've been doing is taking screenshots of everything so I can have it for long after my sub is gone lol.

Yeah, but again it only covers tuition. Room and board, books, and anything else that’s not “covered by your tuition” have to come either out of your own pocket, or out of other loans or grants, which you may or may not have to pay back.

That being said, I thought that the case was if you get your degree, you don’t pay it back, if you don’t get your degree, you do pay it back. Still can neither confirm or deny any part of that statement, though.

[Chibi Altaria]

Yeah, but again it only covers tuition. Room and board, books, and anything else that’s not “covered by your tuition” have to come either out of your own pocket, or out of other loans or grants, which you may or may not have to pay back.

That being said, I thought that the case was if you get your degree, you don’t pay it back, if you don’t get your degree, you do pay it back. Still can neither confirm or deny any part of that statement, though.

Hmm, I get what you're saying, although I think it would be better if the reverse was true. So if you get the degree, you pay it back. And if you don't get the degree, you don't pay it back. Wouldn't the people who get the degree get better jobs and therefore earn more money? Seems a bit awful for those that don't pass (not including the ones who fail on purpose, aha). They'd generally take longer to pay it back and have nothing to show for it.

[AWA1997]

Hmm, I get what you're saying, although I think it would be better if the reverse was true. So if you get the degree, you pay it back. And if you don't get the degree, you don't pay it back. Wouldn't the people who get the degree get better jobs and therefore earn more money? Seems a bit awful for those that don't pass (not including the ones who fail on purpose, aha). They'd generally take longer to pay it back and have nothing to show for it.

I see it as a way for them to make sure that you don’t back out on a whim and they don’t ‘waste’ their money. Any money they invest into you either gets you your degree, or gets paid back to them. Not saying I agree with it, but I understand it. I could also be imagining things since I can’t find any info on that, so take it all with a grain of salt.

[Chibi Altaria]

I see it as a way for them to make sure that you don’t back out on a whim and they don’t ‘waste’ their money. Any money they invest into you either gets you your degree, or gets paid back to them. Not saying I agree with it, but I understand it. I could also be imagining things since I can’t find any info on that, so take it all with a grain of salt.

Yeah, I mean I understand it both ways. It just seems annoying for those people that don't pass due to difficulty, or unforeseen circumstances, for example. Either way, still pretty helpful!