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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to give regularly (around 200) to my top 20 alma mater that my siblings also attended. They waitlisted my nephew and sent m brother a letter that basically said let’s talk bigger donation. It ticked me off. My family has some big unexpected ongoing expenses this year. The combination caused me to stop giving. [/quote] Something sort of similar happened with my family. Parents are alums of a top 30 large/well endowed university, give 5-10k a year. My dad met with the development office a couple of years ago. They initiated the meeting, wanted him to give a bigger donation. When he mentioned 2/4 of his kids attended his alma matter and I got rejected and went to a top 40 school, they said he should have reached out to the admissions/development office when it happened.[/quote] They said [img]https://media.tenor.com/tnXe_zX0uy8AAAAC/ditch-digger-smails.gif[/img][/quote]
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