<p>How much does it suck to be a scholarship student? Do you let other people find out? What is it like to live with people who are richer than you?</p>
<p>Is there a lot of pressure?</p>
<p>What are you talking about? I live with people who have more and who have less than myself. The education of life comes from seeing the point of view and the experiences of others…opening my eyes. You need to rethink what scholarship means…it is the opportunity of a lifetime for the giver and the receiver. Why do you think benefactors give money so that others can come? It is the mixing of haves and have nots that makes the magic.</p>
<p>I AM A SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT. lol</p>
<p>and for me, it DOES suck because of all the pressure put on u to buy “cool” things… you know?</p>
<p>Is it just girls who have pressure like that?</p>
<p>I have had girls say this and so I am thinking it is more of a girlie thing. I am sure in some ways it manifests itself for guys…such as someone not playing a sport or owning equipment but not so much with pressure on clothing. Do you have a WS job? Does that help with this at all? This is an important issue to bring forward for the folks giving money for scholarships will want to know that the social atmosphere doesn’t lend itself to a happy student…there was a girl from my living culture that left to go to a school where her HS friends went and she mentioned that she felt odd about not having the right logo on her shirts…</p>
<p>I attend a private school on a scholarship. It’s not too bad so far, since we all have to wear uniforms, so there isn’t any competition in terms of clothing. It occasionally feels a little awkward (for me, I don’t think the other kids notice), hearing the other kids talk about their exotic travels or whatever, but it’s not a big deal for me.</p>
<p>I’m a scholarship student attending a prestigious all-girls boarding school. Being a scholarship student, for me, has never been something that has changed the dynamic of how I feel as a student in my school. We have no dress-code, but because it’s an all-girls environment, appearance is not taken so seriously where girls feel the need to wear designer clothes. In terms of whether people know that I’m a scholarship student, some of my peers who are also on the scholarship know, and even those who aren’t on the scholarship that know think that it’s"cool" to be a scholarship student attending a great school for free. Plus, the school tries to keep aid and scholarship students private, so I guess I haven’t run into too many instances that have made me feel left-out. I think when you are a scholarship student attending a school where your peers are primarily wealthy, you have to keep in mind the opportunity you have and how your socio-economic background is not conducive to you being able to accomplish as much as your rich peers.</p>
<p>Nice post runaway…I think you have an amazing opportunity and seem to understand how pointless it is to complain or keep up with kids who own their own private jets etc. I am glad to hear that folks at your school support you. Nice story.</p>