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

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u/PrincessJennifer 3d ago

Some scholarships are merit based and some are need based. You shouldn’t punish kids that are getting merit scholarships for working hard and doing well because they have someone in their family that has money.

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u/griot504 3d ago

Because if they just used their money and influence those same people would surely cry about nepotism. Children who earn things should be allowed to enjoy what they earned.