^Same here (full pay, kid working at school and summers). The dorm crew jobs that are referenced are highly sought after as well, since they pay between $17.00-$18.25 per hour during the school year, but of course there are other jobs available both directly from school or in the vicinity for students who don’t want to do dorm crew. Dorm crew has students of all backgrounds working.
Additionally, at AAJ’s university, the students who come from families with incomes $65,000 or less, their financial aid covers the costs associated with tuition, room, board, books, travel, and other expenses, PLUS a $2,000 allowance for spending money on top of everything else, which should be able to be used towards spring break food as well as required winter clothing. It is actually much less expensive to be at Harvard than it is to be home, where you or your parents are probably paying for your food and other expenses, etc. I think focusing on the elite schools is the wrong place, as these schools have the resources to be extremely generous, and continue to increase their generosity all the time. It is probably the set of schools below where students struggle the most.