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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would take a serious look at Quaker colleges. There is a deep commitment to economic diversity. When I was a poor student at Swarthmore (working class immigrant family), I loved the fact that policies governing everything  from housing to attending concerts were developed to ensure that kids without money could still fully participate in all aspects of college lift. That is NOT true at many colleges. At many colleges, students have to pay $$$ to attend events, live in certain dorms, and even choose specific majors. At Swarthmore, none of those things were out of reach because my parents and I could not afford to pay. [/quote]
That’s more just a part of being at a wealthy LAC than swat specifically.[/quote]
Not true. There are a lot of wealthy colleges where wealth gives you access to parts of college life that are not "official" - think sororities and their associated costs, eating clubs, [b]unpaid/underpaid internships[/b], etc.[/quote]

DC's ivy does not allow it for anything college affiliated: have to get paid or get course credit. Many top schools have this policy now.[/quote]

But so many internships are not school affiliated so not sure that helps. [/quote]

Lots of top schools offer students funding for unpaid internships.[/quote]

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