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November 26, 2025, 10:59pm
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blossom:
So who is worse off- the kids you are describing who can’t afford Harvard but who can afford their own state flagship (and are strong enough students to get into those schools- or comparable “merit award” private colleges) or the low income kid who isn’t Harvard/Stanford smart but is absolutely four year college material, who ends up getting an AA for Pharm Tech from their close by Community College instead of a BS in chemistry, because the public U’s close enough to commute to are unaffordable?
I’m sensing folks on this thread believe that low income kids have it so easy because a small number of them will get accepted to one of the mega generous schools. What about the B plus students who aren’t fending off fly-in offers from Amherst and Princeton?
How is this relevant? This thread is about whether donut familes can afford elite schools not a discussion about whether low income kids are worse off.
You clearly want to steer this into a direction of income equality when Im discussing why schools cost $100k.