Low income no loan policy for college (UVA) How is this fair?

[Anonymous]

This should be in this forum not the va public...

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/323599.page

[Anonymous]

I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

I mean opportunities in even getting to college. Middle class kids definitely have an advantage. I am okay giving a lower income kid an advantage every now and then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

I mean opportunities in even getting to college. Middle class kids definitely have an advantage. I am okay giving a lower income kid an advantage every now and then.

If they lower income person already made it into college they are on the same playing field. It is before the college they should be given assistance. Once they are in college there is no difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

I mean opportunities in even getting to college. Middle class kids definitely have an advantage. I am okay giving a lower income kid an advantage every now and then.

If they lower income person already made it into college they are on the same playing field. It is before the college they should be given assistance. Once they are in college there is no difference.

Ok. That is your opinion. My opinion is different and I am totally fine with this policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

I mean opportunities in even getting to college. Middle class kids definitely have an advantage. I am okay giving a lower income kid an advantage every now and then.

If they lower income person already made it into college they are on the same playing field. It is before the college they should be given assistance. Once they are in college there is no difference.

Except that Middle class children tend to have more family support even in college. It doesn't just end when they graduate from HS. Middle Class students tend to have more summer opportunities for jobs that will help them when they graduate. THey have more positive role models to mentor them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I imagine the average middle class student had many more opportunities than the average lower income student. I am okay with this policy. Not everything can be exactly equal and fair.

I have to disagree, college it the main opportunity in life and being held down with student loan debt is a real drag on one's life. There isn't a difference in opportunities between let's say a newly graduated computer science major from lower or middle class. The employer won't give more money to the one in more debt.

I mean opportunities in even getting to college. Middle class kids definitely have an advantage. I am okay giving a lower income kid an advantage every now and then.

If they lower income person already made it into college they are on the same playing field. It is before the college they should be given assistance. Once they are in college there is no difference.

Except that Middle class children tend to have more family support even in college. It doesn't just end when they graduate from HS. Middle Class students tend to have more summer opportunities for jobs that will help them when they graduate. THey have more positive role models to mentor them.

The only jobs that the middle class students did were crappy like waiting tables etc... to pay for college. Those jobs don't have them when they graduate.

[Anonymous]

A lot of colleges offer support to low income people, but do not admit low income people. The ones who do qualify to be low income, find the process of documenting income and qualify for the aid the college says they provide to be very difficult, and many do not get it even though they qualify for it