<p>Maybe if the lower incomed students stopped playing the entitlement card and started aplying to schools they can afford, society would just fine. I am tired of hearing and reading sob stories about the poor feeling they are entitled to a free education…that they are entitled to attend the top tiered schools…that their parents should be willing to accept a tremendous amount of debt just so they can attend their DREAM school. I grew up poor…my parents couldn’t have even afforded the local community college. I don’t complain about it…instead, I took ownership of my situation and weighed my options. In my particular situation it was better ot postpone college untl I could afford the loans that would be necessary. I also opted to forego attending widely known colleges and attend lesser known institutions that resulted in much lower tuition rates.</p>
<p>And I do understand the plights of the poor…I am still classified as poor..family of 4 with less than 30k gross income per year. My oldest daughter is starting her search for colleges, she’s currently a sophomore in HS. She REALLY REALLY wants to atend Duke…at 50k per year. I have alreayd informed her…if she doesn’t have sufficient grants/scholarships to cover 100% of the cost, Duke is OUT OF THE QUESTION. As there is NO WAY she can achieve this type of feat…50k in grants/scholarships…Duke has come of the list permanently. We are now focusing on schools that are less than 10k per year. If she can’t compromise on this, she’ll be attending my school, where she will be forever answering…and where is XYZ University?</p>