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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. They got my tuition money. [/quote]

You understand that even people paying full freight aren't paying the full cost of their education, right?

I can think of a lot of good reasons not to donate to one's alma mater, but "I paid tuition, so we're even" isn't one of them. [/quote]

Yes, of course I understand that. But I do not feel indebted. I did not get one penny of financial assistance from the school. My parents also did not give me one penny, either while I lived at home the first year or for the two years after I moved out. So I largely worked full-time during my undergrad experience. I donate money to charity but I do not give money to the state university where I got my undergraduate degree. I graduated from a top-five law school that is sloshing around and money and does not need my modest donation. Lastly, given the ridiculous swelling of administration positions, salaries, and costs, along with the ridiculous Club Medification of institutions, I just don’t feel I need to donate money to those institutions. If they start cutting administrator salary and start paying adjunct instructors a decent rate, then we can talk and maybe I would reconsider.[/quote]

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