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[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]

Exactly!  It's not the kids thinking they are "entitled" at the low income level.  It's the colleges that want to broaden their freshman class diversity on many levels.  Why shouldn't private universities be allowed to do this.

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Yes the colleges have an ideological bias towards black, Hispanic and low income people. And they express that with their policies. I am not saying it should be illegal. I can’t control it. Maybe SCOTUS can. But I can observe that these policies have led to a lot of lower income people on campus now- as a majority often receive need based aid. I am more identifying a situation than making a call for action[/quote]

No they have a bias toward UMC/rich people. Recruiting from expensive club sports, legacy, development, rewarding winners of science contests that only high-income schools participate in etc. [/quote]

Then why would you want your kid to go there? Pick a better school.  There are thousands of better options.[/quote]

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