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OSUforME · 12-23-2007, 06:24 PM

I don't know where you got your info Bluedog, but everything I have read said Harvard eliminates all loans. (Penn, Davidson, and Princeton have too)

? Harvard, Duke expand financial aid UWIRE: Powered by The Content Generation

"Harvard said it would significantly reduce the expected contributions from middle- and upper-class families and eliminate loans for all students."

Bluedog, I can't speak for others, but my package from Penn was larger (and you are right, I am not sure if they match packages since I never asked; I am sure Brown matches them).

And Im not saying eliminate loans for parents. My parents have taken out tons of loans for my brother and I. I am saying Duke should eliminate loans from financial aid packages.

If Duke really wants to give their students a leg up in starting their careers, eliminate loans. The career center is awesome, but it isn't going to help me as much as eliminating the 20,000 I will owe Duke upon graduating (again, parents will owe much more).

In all honesty, I think Duke is a fairly selfish university who is driven by rankings rather than the best interest of its students. I love Duke. I love the atmosphere here. But I often feel like the students are second to Duke's reputation.

12-23-2007, 06:24 PM	#20
OSUforME Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 486	I don't know where you got your info Bluedog, but everything I have read said Harvard eliminates all loans. (Penn, Davidson, and Princeton have too) ? Harvard, Duke expand financial aid UWIRE: Powered by The Content Generation "Harvard said it would significantly reduce the expected contributions from middle- and upper-class families and eliminate loans for all students." Bluedog, I can't speak for others, but my package from Penn was larger (and you are right, I am not sure if they match packages since I never asked; I am sure Brown matches them). And Im not saying eliminate loans for parents. My parents have taken out tons of loans for my brother and I. I am saying Duke should eliminate loans from financial aid packages. If Duke really wants to give their students a leg up in starting their careers, eliminate loans. The career center is awesome, but it isn't going to help me as much as eliminating the 20,000 I will owe Duke upon graduating (again, parents will owe much more). In all honesty, I think Duke is a fairly selfish university who is driven by rankings rather than the best interest of its students. I love Duke. I love the atmosphere here. But I often feel like the students are second to Duke's reputation.