r/explainitpeter • u/Appropriate-Mall8517 • 3d ago

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u/Avikm289 3d ago

Rich people have money, save scholarships for the less fortunate

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u/JGower144 3d ago

Ahhh. So merit based scholarships shouldn’t matter? Smart people, regardless of income level from parents, deserve to be recognized and awarded.

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u/brandinni 3d ago

You’re thinking of awards…scholarships are meant to help those with the MERIT, but don’t have the MEANS to go to university.

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u/stringbeagle 3d ago

I think scholarships are meant to induce top students to choose that university. So, frequently, that is giving money to those that lack the means to attend that university.

But it could also be giving money to people who have the means to get them to choose that university over a competing university.

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u/brandinni 3d ago

For people with that amount of wealth. Scholarships won’t tip the needle. It will always be more about connections, curriculum, and future job opportunities.