re: #307 albusteve

money can be a problem for some people but there are ways around it…it’s the mental and emotional commitment that frightens people I think…I didn’t have financial and family roadblocks, but others did and you know it just gets to the point where no sacrifice is too great and nothing will stop you… it’s about focus

Yes, it’s about focus and what you want, and willingness to look at the big picture down the road and do without for a short time to get there.

It also helped, frankly, that LSU in-state tuition is dirt cheap. Current tuition rates for LSU, in-state, for two semesters is about half what I pay a year for my daughter to go to Catholic HS. Now, throw in dorm and meal plans, it gets more expensive but in-state tuition in Louisiana for state schools is very affordable.