24 Word on the Street
Augustana Medium December 2016
Word on the street What would you do with $30369.25? Emil Yim Media Editor This number is the estimated international student tuition living on campus at Augustana for the 2016/17 academic year. Participants were not told what the number represents at the time they provided their responses.
Kayla Rick I would pay off my student loans and use it for future education. I would put the rest in a high interest savings account, pay for my brother and sister’s education, buy a house, start my career and save some money for retirement.
Ken Winder Natalia McGill I would buy twelve-thousand-one-hundredforty-seven-point-six packages of cookies.
First, I would pay off my credit card, then I’d set aside five-thousand for long-term investment, two-thousand savings and 10-thousand in an RRSP; and then go to Ireland to backpack with the rest.
Mateya Bluett Honestly, it would probably go towards school.
Astra Vaughan Forrester I would buy all the instruments because learning is fun. I would also pay for school and not be 15-thousand in debt.
Kai Johnsen I would first buy five five-cent candies to make the number better. Then I would pay off some student loans and travel Europe. Also, I would get lots of Steam games.
Allison Ikenouye
Sara Jobson
I would use the money for my wedding and use the rest to pay off student loans.
Buy a boat and float around the Arctic looking at polar bears.