Funding your education with evil

Paying for College
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<p>Personally, I don't want any debates about Wal-mart being good/bad, but y'all can probably infer from the name of this thread what my personal feelings are.</p>

<p>So, the Sam Walton scholarship is due soon. I feel like applying for it is paying for my college with blood money, like funding my education with evil. At the same time, it feels like this is my chance to kick it in its balls. So the question comes down to, is money just money?</p>

<p>I have to finance my own education, so the money seems tempting. It's not like I'm going to automatically win it, but there's this guilt if I apply.</p>

<p>Anybody else dealing with this? Not just Wal-mart, but some other organization you're not too fond of?</p>

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<p>There is nothing wrong with Sam Walton
He is not the one hiring illegal aliens and paying them under the table... After all, the man IS dead.</p>

<p>Sure he has probably done some shaky dealings in his day but becoming a billionaire corporation owner is not for the faint of heart.</p>

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<p>lol</p>

<p>.characters.</p>

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<p>sneezy, you just got me interested</p>

<p>If anyone's applying, what are you putting for the amount of pell grant, state grant, institutional grant, etc...considering how all except the pell grant, we won't find out until later on</p>

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<p>Well, because I applied ED and filed CSS/Profile early, I already got an estimate.</p>

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<p>looking123,</p>

<p>If I recall correctly, those who have an EFC of less than (I think it's about $4k), qualify for pell grants. To determine the amount of aid you'd receive from a Pell Grant, I do believe that it is the Pell Grant Max (let's just say 4,050, which I think it is at right now) MINUS your EFC</p>

<p>4050 - (example EFC) $1300 = $2750 from a Pell Grant</p>

<p>don't quote me on it!!!</p>

<p>Oh, and to the original poster, thanks for reminding me to apply :D</p>

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<p>So, overall, no moral dilemma?</p>

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<p>I decided not to apply for it because I don't support WalMart. There are enough scholarships from organizations I support for me to apply for.</p>

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<p>thanks,</p>

<p>then do you just put $0 for institutional & other scholarship (unless you're ED) since we don't get those info until later on?</p>

<p>Also, the scholarship is based on finaid need, but the site doesn't really spell out what determines if one qualifies (pell grant necessary?)</p>

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<p>i was really hyped up about this scholarship until i heard about the need-based requirement. do u think i have a chance with my parent's adjsted gross income of 130,000, 4 kids and an EFC of 10,000?</p>

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<p>nope .</p>

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<p>Is it worth it if my parents adjusted gross is under 65,000, family of four, mother is unable to work due to medical condition? Anyone who won last year know?</p>

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<p>I was going to apply for this one even though I refuse to support Wal-Mart. However, after gaining a slightly better perspective as to my family's financial status, I'm no longer going to bother.</p>

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<p>Money is money. Apply.</p>

<p>PS I just realized I'm posting to a REALLY OLD post. :)</p>