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Washington Post: Private college is a waste for white, middle class kids. -- (link)

Posted by loosi at home (aka loosilu2) Dec 19 '14, 17:17

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I'm so happy I'm not going to college now (www.washingtonpost.com)

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a big waste of time and money imo unless you're seriously specialized -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 19, 17:29 3
- Yeah, I disagree with a lot. They don't take financial aid into account. I would have paid the SAME at any college. My dad told me to pick the best. - loosi at home Dec 19, 17:55 2
  - They do take it into account. "Of course, if a student is getting a scholarship that heavily discounts the cost of attendance, the question isn't as - tobor.2 Dec 19, 18:01
  - here's a secret: The elite private schools have vastly more money available to give grants to students. - loosi at home Dec 19, 17:59
in other words Harvard is a waste. -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 17:21 6
- if a kid wants to do scientific research, it's the best investment they will ever make. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 19, 17:56 1
  - Harvard as a research school? -- nm - Mop Dec 19, 18:25
- If you're a white kid from the north suburbs of Chicago. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 19, 17:26 3
  - What if they're born and raised in south Detroit? -- nm - Mop Dec 19, 18:25 2
    - "And the answer to the question is much more complicated for kids from families in other racial socioeconomic groups." -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 19, 18:35 1
      - It's cute that you took me seriously. -- nm - Mop Dec 19, 18:52

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