Eeek. I don't want to be that thirsty person at the MSA who's only their for matrimonial purposes. How pathetic would that be. Also I've been to the meetings a few times. It's really like a Desi/Arab club. I only spot Somalis and other Africans at the yearly banquet or when a speaker is invited, and I can't get to know them in such events because of segregation.
If my father finds me a guy I'm compatible with who can be my life long partner (and will have sex with me whenever I want) but he's a student, I would ask the same mehr Sheikh Omar Suleimans wife asked him. 100 g of chocolate. I would want a simple nikkah little cost at our masjid and a bachelorette party with my friends where we go to California or Houston, or Florida, I don't know yet. I also wouldn't expect him to support me financially, but would expect him to get a job when he graduates.
I see it like this. I'm living with my parents. They pay for my necessities and I pay for the extra things I want with financial aid leftover, scholarships, and my RA job. My situation would stay the same, not get worse if I got married. So there is no con to getting married, just the pros.
I don't get why people think they need to get married exactly like people with jobs. That's silly. Do poor people get married like rich people? No.