<p>I got a call from a restricted number yesterday. It was a guy, who tried to make small talk with me about me being a graduating senior in December and about how seniors never get scholarships because those are usually for incoming freshmen/whatnot. And then, he asked me to donate $250 to their scholarship foundation for college seniors. I seriously thought this was a sleazy scam. But today, I received a 'thank you' email from the university foundation. The guy was apparently a student fundraiser. Now, I feel bad for hanging up on him. But seriously, what kind of numbnuts would think that a broke-a55 college student would have $250 stuck behind their couch cushion?</p>
<p>P.S. I just realized this was more of a rant than a discussion, but whatever. :)</p>
<p>Yea, we are still paying D’s tuition, after paying S’s tuition and the U wanted us to give out D’s contact info so they could call her to donate to a SR gift to the U! I declined, saying that we’re busy paying our tuition bills and really aren’t interested in giving even MORE to the U than the hefty tuitions we’ve been paying every year since 2006! Don’t know why they would think our student would be living in our home in HI while attending the U in LA either, but it’s probably the only phone number they have for us & D. D has not a penny that we haven’t provided for her at this point and we feel we have given more than enough at this point.</p>
<p>yea. with increasing tuition everywhere and decreased financial aid, asking for more money from you (fundraiser or not) seems like insult to injury doesn’t it?</p>