JHU also now tuition free for those under 200k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is kind of not fair. Why not just lower the amount for everyone?

A qualified student should not miss out on an education because of money. If a student has a high SAT score, high GPA, has accomplished extraordinary things outside of school while living with their single mother and three siblings in a two bedroom apartment they don’t have a dollar to spare, they don’t need the burden of how to pay. Family income is 35k a year.

Compare that to the kid with high SAT and high GPA. He counted on prep classes and
3x a week private tutor hat his mom kept track of. He was good at sports and also had private coaching but still not college material for sports. Family income is 500k a year

Without the free tuition the second, slightly less qualified one would go to college. The first one would get a job instead wasting great talent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These claims of free tuition are misleading. They requirement for having only "typical assets" means that most families earning under $200K won't qualify.

Home equity and other savings often disqualifies people.

It’s unfair to put a fortune into a house and not save as much to hide money for free college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kind of not fair. Why not just lower the amount for everyone?

A qualified student should not miss out on an education because of money. If a student has a high SAT score, high GPA, has accomplished extraordinary things outside of school while living with their single mother and three siblings in a two bedroom apartment they don’t have a dollar to spare, they don’t need the burden of how to pay. Family income is 35k a year.

Compare that to the kid with high SAT and high GPA. He counted on prep classes and
3x a week private tutor hat his mom kept track of. He was good at sports and also had private coaching but still not college material for sports. Family income is 500k a year

Without the free tuition the second, slightly less qualified one would go to college. The first one would get a job instead wasting great talent.

I support the trend of wealthy schools making it more affordable for poor and middle class kids (and then some) to attend, but you’re overstating your case here.

Somewhere between paying to attend a school like Princeton or Hopkins or forgoing college and working a job is the option of going to a perfectly good state university for a lot less money (though admittedly even that option would be unaffordable for low income families without help).

So, yes, a qualified student should not miss out on an education because of money — we’re all the poorer when that happens. But there are other options besides going to one of the most expensive schools in the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting that they announced this after ED1 deadline has passed.

Want to see more ED2 and RD applications I guess...

dumb take

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kind of not fair. Why not just lower the amount for everyone?

A qualified student should not miss out on an education because of money. If a student has a high SAT score, high GPA, has accomplished extraordinary things outside of school while living with their single mother and three siblings in a two bedroom apartment they don’t have a dollar to spare, they don’t need the burden of how to pay. Family income is 35k a year.

Compare that to the kid with high SAT and high GPA. He counted on prep classes and
3x a week private tutor hat his mom kept track of. He was good at sports and also had private coaching but still not college material for sports. Family income is 500k a year

Without the free tuition the second, slightly less qualified one would go to college. The first one would get a job instead wasting great talent.

I support the trend of wealthy schools making it more affordable for poor and middle class kids (and then some) to attend, but you’re overstating your case here.

Somewhere between paying to attend a school like Princeton or Hopkins or forgoing college and working a job is the option of going to a perfectly good state university for a lot less money (though admittedly even that option would be unaffordable for low income families without help).

So, yes, a qualified student should not miss out on an education because of money — we’re all the poorer when that happens. But there are other options besides going to one of the most expensive schools in the country.

You are missing the point. State school tuition is out of reach for the majority of Americans without loans.

[Anonymous]

This! A school like JHU is cheaper for our family than UMD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This! A school like JHU is cheaper for our family than UMD

Gotta get accepted first

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is kind of not fair. Why not just lower the amount for everyone?

Yep. We all pay more so the rest can pay nothing. They leave that part out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This! A school like JHU is cheaper for our family than UMD

Gotta get accepted first

And spend that money you are going to save on tuition on test prep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"From 2018 to 2025, the percentage of limited-income students in the entering first-year class, measured by the number of students eligible for federal Pell Grants, rose from 15.4% to 24.1%, the highest level in the university's history. Over that same period, Hopkins has consistently admitted one of the top three most academically qualified classes in the country, according to data on test scores and high school GPA collected by U.S. News & World Report."

That's a lot! Applause.

They also have the lowest percentage of top1% rich kids.

That's a truly amazing school.

Not if you take into account the money being hidden in Chicago and India to get financial aid…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This! A school like JHU is cheaper for our family than UMD

Gotta get accepted first

They did

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This! A school like JHU is cheaper for our family than UMD

worth it for a little more depending on family income