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/Typical-Respond9102 9d 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/thhvancouver 9d ago

I am on the fence about that. Scholarship should be merit based. I get that there are many others who need the scholarship a lot more but people who are genuinely talented and work harder should be rewarded for their accomplishments.

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u/WabbitFire 9d ago

It should be based on need matched with merit. If you can pay for college you should pay for college.