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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]16:53 I think you pinpoint one of the more important issues about some well off kids.  They just can't imagine a world of not just privilege but extreme privilege.   I am white but went to inner-city schools and paid my own way through undergraduate at a state school and have enormous debts from graduate school at American.  I found my years at American to be a bit of nightmare because so many kids just had no concept of what it was like not to have the latest, mommy and daddy paying rent in a nice building and not working.   I ultimately did not pursue the work I wanted to do because I what I found when I got my degree was that there so many of these kids who could afford to not work for decent wages in the non-profit world that I could not survive.  It may have also been an indication that I did not have a strong enough desire to be poor any more...   [/quote]

16:53 here again
Oh I can so relate to you.  Yes, the fact that I had to work for pay and select jobs based on real pay (and not $100/wk stipends) was often a large difference also.  Many stepping stone internships paid little to nothing but the experience typically lead to a position after school or entry into a field that is not easy to break into.   I just couldn't make that choice to live more poorly than I did when I was in school....so I had to turn some of those great non-paying positions down unfortunately.  It all just felt very rigged against you if you were not from wealth.  Mom & Dad paying rent?  Heck some of my classmates parents [u]bought[/u] them homes near the campus in the city!  Don't get me wrong, I do not begrudge the student or the parents for having made the sacrifices or financial plan to give their child the best experience so they didn't have to worry about money or working and could focus on school.  Heck, I am sure many of us hope to be able to help our own children in similar ways if we are able without interfering with our retirement planning.   The only gripe here is just the lack of awareness or sensitivity that how they live is not a common experience.[/quote]

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