Sure, if you include the price in the equation then this makes things different, you are right. I got biased by the nearly free University we get in Europe.
However, if you start something, I think that it is a good attitude to finish it, provided that you don't face major practical/financial issues along the way.
However, if you start something, I think that it is a good attitude to finish it
I 100% agree with this. I've just got a bit (maybe a lot) of chagrin towards the sometimes strident mentality that college is the only meaningful way an individual can prove they possess such a capable characteristic, or that completing college is an indicator that such a person will retain such a characteristic throughout their careers/lives.
It's useful as a snapshot of an individual's educational accomplishments for sure, and more power to them for that accomplishment, but I will always have a bit of reticence about the application of "has degree" past that.
However, if you start something, I think that it is a good attitude to finish it, provided that you don't face major practical/financial issues along the way.