I graduated from high school in 1985 (the same year as Steve Harrington!). I went to the most expensive public university in my state (the University of Michigan). During the summers, I worked 45 hours a week at a minimum wage job, and it was just enough to cover expenses (tuition, room and board, books) for one semester. My parents would pay for the second semester. Many (most, actually) of my high school classmates attended smaller public state universities that cost far less because that's what they (or their parents) could afford. So, yes, it was doable, but you definitely had to plan and SAVE.
