<p>@DarkIce, post #59: One set of parents feel like they worked and scrambled all their lives to reach an income beyond 150,000/yr, and they see another set of parents who, for whatever reason, simply make less. So, some parents from the first set see the second set get (what they feel) is very preferential treatment. Nevertheless, most of them can put up with that in the interest of bringing in deserving students, who otherwise might not be able to matriculate. What raises their shackles, in many cases, is when they see the more-or-less low-income families complain about being given a remarkable gift.</p>
<p>Still, agreed that is a wise policy to be polite. Also, as usual oldfort makes some pretty good points above in post #60.</p>
<p>Colm… I’m not going to Cornell, I didn’t even apply. I saw this post, though, and wanted to let the OP know that I relate, because at the school that I AM attending, they take one look at a six-figure salary and automatically assume we can pay it all.</p>
<p>boohoo, I’m taking out more than 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IN LOANS. What is that, more than double the amount you are expected to pay a year? Stop complaining.</p>
<p>I think what irks most people on this thread is the fact that the OP doesn’t seem to want to find a feasible, logical option to address his/her financial issue, but rather seems to be whining about it and complaining that it is “truly unfair,” when there is much ado about nothing.</p>