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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised in foster care and got my education ( BS and MS) from my state flagship.  I worked a number of jobs through college.  I also got some aid.  I specifically chose a state university because it was the most affordable.

Now, I am in a responsible job and am paying full freight for my kid.

Why do low income kids think they should get aid to attend an expensive private school?  This was not even in my thought process when I was trying to get through school.  Why isn’t the state school good enough?  It was for me and many of my friends.

My kid got accepted to a private college.  Nice but no aid for $60,000 per year.  Yet the school doles out all these first gen scholarships and me tori g programs and other URM programs out the wazoo.  We are going to turn down the private college.  It’s too costly for us. [/quote]

Why do low incom kids think they should get aid to attend expensive private schools?  I don't think they do.  I think the colleges WANT them.   The colleges think that private colleges are entitled to spend their endowment $ to provide financial asisstance as they see fits their vision.  Do you think private colleges aren't entitled to make those decisions?  If so, why not? [/quote]

So the low income families are entitled (based on a decision made by the schools rather themselves) to a free private education while the middle income are not (and therefore cannot realistically access it).  So some people are entitled and some are not [/quote]

+1.  Yes.  The colleges have deemed some more worthy than others. [/quote]

The colleges have "deemed" it important to include students from a variety of backgrounds, including socioeconomically.  They have decided that these "lower income" kids would never be able to attend without this assistance, and they are 100% accurate about that.

You find issue with the fact they have "deemed" it possible for a kid from a $200K+ family to attend without any or much assistance.  Shockingly, they expect someone who is in the upper 10% of families to be able to find a way to save for a product they desire.  You are upset you have chosen not to save or save enough.

Seriously, do some of you go around complaining that people get food stamps and low income housing? [/quote]

Yes I do.  Particularly if they are irresponsible and have multiple kids they cannot afford.  I used my head.  I had one kid because I couldn’t afford many.  Conscious choice. [/quote]

And what should a 17 year old applicant do who has 6 siblings? Is that in their control?[/quote]

State school.  Community college to state school.  [/quote]

Why should a talented poor student go to community college while a rich talented student goes to a top private college?[/quote]

Why not? They will both get an excellent education. Why does anyone covet these snooty kid schools anyway?[/quote]

Why can’t the rich kid go to community college?[/quote]

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