AI, College Planning & Financial Aid: What Every Student and Parent Needs to Know | Howard Freedman

I think there's several things that are happening.

Certainly the economy is one of the biggest.

I think people are afraid that there's just uncertainty in terms of sources of income costs, the cost of goods and services.

And I think unless you have the money, it could be a detriment in terms of going to college that could be quite expensive.

I think also the other thing when we were talking about AI, is the world is changing.

It's changing.

AI is changing.

The whole nature of education in college, it's changing.

It's going to be different 10 years from now.

So it's almost a guessing game in terms of what should you major in? Is it going to be worth it or is it going to go away? Is it really going to go away? And now you're left with, well, what should I do? So I think people are starting to question their options.

Let's call it such a good deal.

Is it worth it? incur a lot of debt for my children when I'm close to retirement age? What should my children do? What do they want to do? Can I justify? So there's a lot of these questions that go beyond selecting a major.

It's like, what is happening in this world? What are all these things that are creating more uncertainty? Now, when that happens, and we'll talk about this, There are other choices than expensive four-year colleges that bridge the gap.

And then it's time to do some other due diligence and see where the trends are going.

Look at the statistics.

Read the paper.

Watch the news.

That's where the world is going.

And we're in a period of uncertainty.

And when you're in that period and you're still uncertain as to what to do, you get double uncertainty.

So

I think a lot of people are just very uptight and not sure if they're willing to make the commitment.

yeah i i i totally feel that way it's something that i'm also if just i guess selfishly speaking for for myself and considering you know doing more you know post post-grad school um and upskilling uh it's something that i think anyone and anyone should consistently be thinking of right because with technology with everything um being able to continuously learn and being able to build more skills is what's going to help you be continuously successful.

For me, I'm taking a look at what schools would I want to do this at, or as you're saying, what are some of the best courses or Is there a point to me doing this? Is it better for me to better understand how to utilize AI? And that's going to be how I'm going to learn.

So I totally agree with that.

I think there's several things that are happening.

Certainly the economy is one of the biggest.

I think people are afraid that there's just uncertainty in terms of sources of income costs, the cost of goods and services.

And I think unless you have the money, it could be a detriment in terms of going to college that could be quite expensive.

I think also the other thing when we were talking about AI, is the world is changing.

It's changing.

AI is changing.

The whole nature of education in college, it's changing.

It's going to be different 10 years from now.

So it's almost a guessing game in terms of what should you major in? Is it going to be worth it or is it going to go away? Is it really going to go away? And now you're left with, well, what should I do? So I think people are starting to question their options.

Let's call it such a good deal.

Is it worth it? incur a lot of debt for my children when I'm close to retirement age? What should my children do? What do they want to do? Can I justify? So there's a lot of these questions that go beyond selecting a major.

It's like, what is happening in this world? What are all these things that are creating more uncertainty? Now, when that happens, and we'll talk about this, There are other choices than expensive four-year colleges that bridge the gap.

And then it's time to do some other due diligence and see where the trends are going.

Look at the statistics.

Read the paper.

Watch the news.

That's where the world is going.

And we're in a period of uncertainty.

And when you're in that period and you're still uncertain as to what to do, you get double uncertainty.

So

I think a lot of people are just very uptight and not sure if they're willing to make the commitment.

yeah i i i totally feel that way it's something that i'm also if just i guess selfishly speaking for for myself and considering you know doing more you know post post-grad school um and upskilling uh it's something that i think anyone and anyone should consistently be thinking of right because with technology with everything um being able to continuously learn and being able to build more skills is what's going to help you be continuously successful.

For me, I'm taking a look at what schools would I want to do this at, or as you're saying, what are some of the best courses or Is there a point to me doing this? Is it better for me to better understand how to utilize AI? And that's going to be how I'm going to learn.

So I totally agree with that.