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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so confused why people care who receives financial aid. If people feel as though they can't afford the tuition, apply for aid, regardless of what people on this forum tell you. If you feel as though you can afford tuition without aid, don't apply. At the same time, don't criticize others based on what you see. They've made a decision based on their situation and so should you. [/quote]

Because these people have been making financial decisions that they view through a moral lens, rather than just whatever is best for them. And then they get mad when their perceived moral superiority doesn’t result in them getting the best outcome over others.[/quote]
This. They think they are superior humans because they made certain financial decisions that include not resting FA, and are angry that people who made different “inferior” decisions are “rewarded” if they do ask for and receive FA.

Folks, if it bothers you that someone else got aid, YOU CAN ASK FOR IT TOO. [/quote]

Not superior human beings - just normal people who made life decisions with the future of their kids in mind - like I will send my kids to public school for a few years so I can afford private down the line, or I will buy a home in a less expensive area so I can afford private school. As opposed to - I have to live in this zip code and if that means I have no savings and a high mortgage, oh well, I will just apply for aid as my kids couldn’t possibly attend public school - ironically good public schools based on good zip code - and I will qualify for aid thanks to years of living beyond my means. No one is saying that someone with two working parents living in a less expensive area who qualifies for aid shouldn’t get it. But if you’re in Westmoreland Hills, or Somerset, or Kenwood, etc and going on fancy vacations with your kids in their Yeezys, that is suspect. [/quote]

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