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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid that has the smarts and stats to get offered a full ride at UF AND admission into Cornell has the brains to figure this stuff out for themselves.

She is lucky that she had two working parents to help her.  Between the three of them they decided that Cornell was worth taking on some debt and dipping into their own nest egg.  Parents and students make financial choices like this every day although they are usually not trying to decide between Ivy or a full ride at the state flagship

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Ha, no. You don’t understand the world she is coming from at all.  She was probably full of idealistic dreams of making a difference and follow your dreams and don’t worry about money. [/quote]

eh, she doesn't mention a thing about her idealistic dreams of changing the world.  In fact, she specifically mentions how she and her parents were schmoozed in by Cornell.  They thought that attending Cornell would offer her privileges that a state flagship would not.

Now that she has fully enjoyed 4 years of those privileges, she is second guessing the benefits of her education.  I dunno.  When I think about the kids who would jump at the chance to take that full ride at UF....yeah, I don't feel much sympathy for her.[/quote]

You don’t end up here: “Jennine Capó Crucet, an assistant professor of English and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Linco” unless you followed some kind of idealism. [/quote]

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