Ethics of Outside Scholarships

christalena2
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:31:32 +0000

“I don’t usually give money- unless I think the recipient really needs it & prefers it.
In an area where it is common to give hundreds or thousands as a gift, what is the rationale?
It seems kind of “common” and doesn’t really require much thought or knowledge of the recipient.”

Yea, if only you knew where I lived, you’d understand.
Personally, I sent out my announcements saying that a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation would be better than any gift. (I have the disease). However, in a place where BMW’s and Mercedes are given to children on their 15th birthday, I guess it’s easy to stereotype.

As much as that statistic about the Dr. Seuss books amazes me, I would be weirded out if my parents gave me that as a grad gift.