Here’s a word of caution.
When a politician uses the word “free,” have your hand on your wallet and one foot out the door.
Because, free — aka, gratis, cost you nothing, nada — doesn’t always mean free, especially when it comes to college.
And that’s why Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s program heralding a “first-of-its kind” tuition-free college to New York public places of higher education is definitely a “read-the-fine-print” proposition.
It’s not like the fine print on an airline ticket that essentially gives up many of your rights. Still, no one will drag you through the halls of academia, unless you’re protesting a right-wing provocateur.
So buyer beware, there’s a caveat worth a capital-C here. The fine print for Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship program reveals a free-tuition plan that definitely comes with strings attached.
Good deal?
