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Well said. We all should allow for the FA-recipients to maintain their personal dignity. What you think appears to be a posh lifestyle may just be a facade over a reality of scrimping and saving. The fancy trip someone brags about may not have happened; her family may have driven to a relatives' house for the holidays and stayed their cheaply. [b]Do you really begrudge her renting a gold BMW instead of a cheaper car if it makes her and her children feel they fit in better in the drop-off-pick-up lane at school? To insist that she never go out for a restaurant meal becuse it is cheaper to cook at home? [/b]All this is just cavilling. Best to mind your own business and live straight yourself.[/quote]

Umm . . . yeah, I do.  If someone is receiving financial aid from a school, I don't think they should be renting a luxury car.  To me, financial aid is something that is appropriate when other options have been exhausted, and the family has made sacrifices to afford the school on their own.  Renting a luxury car (so they "feel they fit in?!?!?!") is guaranteed to rub me the wrong way.  FA shouldn't subsidize a family's luxurious lifestyle.  If they don't care enough to prioritize their kids' educations over fancy cars, travel, and other luxuries, why should the school (and, by extension, other families who contribute to the scholarship fund) pay for it?

I can't believe I got sucked in to responding to a post which, upon reflection, cannot possibly be serious.   [/quote]

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