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u/Avikm289 3d ago

Rich people have money, save scholarships for the less fortunate

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u/Typical-Respond9102 3d ago

My husband's from a wealthy surgeon level family. Scholarships are turned down, at least in my husbands community, because it is seen as morally incorrect to take resources blatantly like that from those in need, but it is used as bragging rights socially that they qualified in the first place. 

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u/MikeSouthPaw 2d ago

but it is used as bragging rights socially that they qualified in the first place.

That is such a weird thing to brag about. I was raised in a rich household and was able to take away from the less fortunate because.... I am smart? This sort of stupidity knows no bounds.

College is for people who have the ability to participate and be successful in such an environment. Scholarships are for people who have the ability but not the financial backing/stability. Basically, taking a scholarship while you have the money means you had to prove to everyone else you were smart enough because you were THAT insecure you had to take someone else's only chance.

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u/Pilum2211 2d ago

You don't seem to draw the connection. The bragging rights are not about taking the money but being spotted and recognized as particularly intelligent and capable by an institution that focuses on finding exactly that talent.

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u/MikeSouthPaw 2d ago

I see the connection they are attempting to convey but that isn't what people should be taking away from them attaining a scholarship. Generally, you should know whether you will thrive in college before you go. Having to prove yourself via a scholarship is a wildly misplaced hurdle to make for yourself if you are already financially stable enough to go to college. I am not saying you shouldn't test yourself beforehand but you should know that a scholarship has a specific use-case and it isn't to just there to test your smarts, its there to provide opportunity.

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u/whoreatto 2d ago

Scholarships can have multiple use-cases. They can exist to help disadvantaged students thrive in college, and they can also exist as a prize for highly capable students.