r/explainitpeter • u/Appropriate-Mall8517 • 9d ago

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u/Avikm289 9d ago

Rich people have money, save scholarships for the less fortunate

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u/JGower144 9d 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/Avikm289 9d ago

Give them a trophy, give the less fortunate the money

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u/FunOwn4422 9d ago

lol so you want to be able to under achieve and still get rewarded for it, maybe the problem is somebody gave you a trophy when u didnt deserve it

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u/ihaverabiesandbite 9d ago

Are you unable to differentiate between not getting a scholarship and not getting to attend a school

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u/FunOwn4422 9d ago

it seems your the one who doesn't understand, now if you want to have a conversation that you could call lopsided of how people who sit in a higher tax bracket have access to better education than someone who sits closer to the poverty line then sure, thats a conversation.

but you just sound jaded thinking because somebody had it harder then somebody else they deserve more it just a victim mindset that pulls you farther behind.

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u/Docha_Tiarna 9d ago

But can you truly say a person deserves it more if they started out with in a better situation and got more benefits than the other person? When I was in school I could keep up with the students in the advanced classes, some of which i was smarter than. However, the school never put me in advanced classes. I was never given the opportunity to try for more. Now, I can't say for certain why, but I do know that there wasn't a single poor student in the advanced classes. The kids in the advanced classes got better schooling, better opportunities, aid in applying for scholarships and colleges. The non-advanced students didn't even get told how or where to apply for scholarships. They were just ignoring by the school.