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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People see some kid getting full FA an Ivy and think, “Wow, poor people are so lucky.” What they don’t see is that A) that kid would be taking out loans to go to a state school if they hadn’t gotten into that Ivy and B) Most poor kids are in community college.[/quote]

Yes but 1) Ivy don’t give loans any more, so FA is all grants and 2) oftennthose donut hole families have a SAHM or mom doing a creative field like interior design or something, which is way more fun and flexible than the dual GS14 family who won’t get any aid.

In both cases we are talking about kids who were accepted to Ivy, who worked hard, so no idea why you talk about state schools. [/quote]

Because [b]the lucky few poorer kids[/b] who get into Ivies get significant financial aid. The ones who don’t or just miss the cut can barely afford state schools. [/quote]

And then they often have to figure out how to afford plane tickets home for breaks. And worry about how their families are going to get by without income from the part-time job they had in high school. And how to afford winter clothes if they are going from a warm to cold climate. And how to balance their work study obligations on top of their classes. And how to make the “summer earnings” contribution most top schools still expect even from the poorest students.

These kids are not lucky. They are tenacious and successful, and the achievement of getting full FA to an elite school creates a whole new set of challenges for them. [/quote]

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