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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop trolling. So earning less than 250k a year and not being able to pay 60k in this housing market means you have problems?[/quote]

If you are asking for charity, i.e. financial aid, then yes.[/quote]

So you think that people who receive financial aid and scholarships in college are asking for charity? If you do, you are obtuse and insolent. These schools cost more in tuition than many colleges. [/quote]

Financial aid, yes that’s a literal that means charity. Scholarships, no that’s a payment for excellence.[/quote]

You are an idiot. “Scholarships” in college work just like financial aid in private school. It’s easier for people who can pay “full sticker price” to get in. But many students, at some schools most students, get some scholarship funding to lessen the cost. The average price paid at many schools is far below sticker. [/quote]

You are an idiot. Scholarship and financial aid are NOT the same thing. Not all scholarships are needs based. Scholarships are based on attaining high GPAs or having an unusual talent in sporting or arts valued by an institution. If you ever got one you would know that. All financial aid is needs based. Dummy.[/quote]

This is pretty funny, as I actually got a full scholarship to several schools in my lifetime. Literally went to Harvard on a full tuition scholarship. [/quote]

I went to school on a full scholarship as well. I was offered full scholarships to several schools including schools I did not even apply to. This was based on MERIT.

I have friends who also went to schools on scholarships, again based on merit. Some of them from rather wealthy families.

I also have friends who qualified for financial aid packages after filling out their FAFSAs which is based on need. I can dumb it down for those who don’t know the simple word “aid” which means help. Wealthy people don’t need and in most instances don’t qualify for help after filling out FAFSAs. Thats at the collegiate level, of course private k-12 schools are making their own rules concerning needs based cutoffs but either way, they are checking pockets before determining that “aid”. And still offering exceptionally talented people and athletes scholarships based on merit.[/quote]

DC privates don’t give out financial aid to students who lack merit. That’s why they have to test and interview to qualify. Just like the Ivy League does not award scholarships for athletics but the recruited athletes get full financial aid awards, DC private schools offer financial aid/scholarships to high performing students and athletes that also have some financial need. [/quote]

That’s not true for most schools. There are a lot scholarships for athletes and also for diversity. Not so much for academic performance. Of course you have to pass all exams, but the financial aid recipients are not always the  smartest among classmates.  [/quote]

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