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[quote=Anonymous]Despite this thread seeming a little whiny, I think it is fair for middle-class parents who don't have legacy status or generational wealth to feel like the system doesn't work for them. Their kids may be second or third generation Americans, just one generation removed from poverty. Perhaps they'll be 2nd gen college students. Maybe a minority, but not the under-represented kind. Family makes too much for lots of aid, but not enough to pay for private or out-of-state flagships. They have no hooks -- just families working really hard to try to move up the ladder. Parents did their best to provide stability and their kids sacrificed to excel in and out of the classroom. Parents hope that instead of a commuter college like the one they attended, their kids can have a richer college experience. But then their kid is rejected from UMCP and they didn't get aid from the SLAC on their list. Yes, those kids will be fine, but it is okay to have wanted something a little more. Especially since the marketing brochures (and most of culture up until a few years ago) made it seem possible. You can insult these parents by calling them strivers, but it reads a bit like you're telling them to know their station. Only Buffy and Bif get to go to the top schools, just like Granddaddy!

Colleges are businesses, yes. But many of them are like Gucci and other exclusive luxury brands. They are not meritocracies and they don't focus on social mobility.  We need to help kids see them for what they are. Rejecting the bulk of the qualified middle class is how they build their brands. [/quote]

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