<p>“You guys feel good about Stanford because you are getting freebies. I admit I would feel the same if freebies are coming my way too. But that is not the case. I will probably be asked to pay for even the air I will breathe at The Farm. So yeah, I don’t share your enthusiasm.”</p>
<p>You come across as having a very condescending attitude, in my opinion. To imply that my daughter–or anyone else–is “getting freebies” is awfully presumptuous and downright rude. You do not know what my daughter’s merits are, just as I don’t have any knowledge of your academic merits. My daughter has never had the benefit of privilege or any other “hooks”; she has worked for everything she has received. She is the #1 top student in her class at a rigorous, independent, private school which is composed of 99% students from affluent families with an income like yours. Personally, I don’t consider an income of $150,000 - $200,000 middle income. It is not like Stanford admits lower income students left and right either. The true gauge of a low income student would be whether or not they are Pell Grant eligible. Of the Stanford 2016 incoming freshman class, just 18% was Pell Grant eligible.</p>
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<p>If you are so unhappy with the prospect of you and your family having to pay for a Stanford education, why don’t you consider your financial options at other schools that you were accepted at? College is not just about prestige; it is important that the school one chooses is a good fit as well. Just my .02 cents.</p>