Fortunantly, I come from a family where my dad is Surgeon and my mom is a Nurse....so I'm lucky to have come from a family with money.....and they are paying for my college tuition at a prestigious university....so what is your opinion? DO you think college kids are spoiled rich kids too?
2006-10-16 03:23:18 · 12 answers · asked by cutegirlie008 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
NOTE: I personally think that NOT allllll college kids come from rich families...
2006-10-16 03:24:23 · update #1
because the past repeats itself
2006-10-16 03:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Most college kids don't come from rich families at all. Most college kids are getting assistance from the government to help with their education. Some get scholarships,and some have to work 2 and 3 jobs just to pay their way through college themselves. Most people don't come to this conclusion about college kids coming from rich families, maybe it's the select few you have came across. These students have to get out there and bust their butts in school because whether or not they get through college in the end, they will still have to pay that money back to the government one way or the other.
2006-10-16 10:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way... i mean yeah there are a lot of college kids that come from wealthy familes, but i dont think that ALL or even MOST do. In my opinion, college isnt something for the elite anymore...its what EVERYONE does. You have to go to college, its just not an option if you want to have a good job. There are tons of people that take out student loans to go and pay it back later. So no, i would never assume all college kids are wealthy...in fact...i assume most college kids are in debt up to their eyebrows. (I'm 23 and in grad school right now).
2006-10-16 10:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by EllisFan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a lot of misconceptions about things in our present time arise from the way things used to be.
Back a long time ago, before Government Assistance was even a figment of someone's imagination, only the wealthy or those few who did well enough in school to earn scholarships or sponsorships could attend a university.
I see a lot of misconceptions about technology in my line of work. For example, people still equate quality of merchandise by how heavy it is. Well, it used to be true -- weight used to indicate that a particular piece of merchandise or equipment had heavy-duty parts (like iron or steel, or extra insulation) and would thus last longer.
Not true today -- with the introductions of strong-but-lightweight polymers and aluminum as structural materials and hi-density foam for insulation many years ago, a well-built and long-lasting piece of equipment nowadays weighs half as much as its cumbersome ancestor from decades past.
I also discover in my line of work that it takes time for new ideas and concepts to fully take hold in people. The sobering thing is, everyone has some certain misconceptions to some degree -- the trick is to have an open mind when it comes to change and new ideas...
2006-10-16 11:00:59 · answer #4 · answered by calledkevinalot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not all kids come from rich families. Scholarships and Grants make it possible for kids from all income leves to attend college. However, average students have a difficult time qualifying for grants and scholarships....
Rich kids can go to college no matter how great or how poor their grades are.... many of them don't have any business in college.... all things being equal, if it was based on merit.... only kids belonging in college would be in college.... regardless of economic status.
Average and low income kids have to qualify for grants, scholarships and student loans. Unfortunately, loans usually are approved or disaproved on the parents credit worthiness. So again, if the parents have bad credit...the kids suffer.
So you are right... not all kids in college come from rich families... but those are the ones that have nothing to worry about. All the others have to work for it and figure out how to pay for it.... And there are thousands of kids lost along the way each year. they have the capability of being great students but for one reason or another...they aren't in college.
2006-10-16 10:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by westfield47130 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think for the most part, that parents who can pay for their children to attend college with today's costs are doing pretty well financially. Just look at the cost (all costs) associated with putting you through school and tell me that the figures aren't a little intimidating !
I would have to say that only the wealthy or severely in-debt can afford it now a days.
2006-10-16 11:18:38 · answer #6 · answered by jarhed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so..i'm studying in a college too n some ppl here r struggling to pay the fees....its just that college fees r expensive, thats y ppl assume that only rich ppl can afford to go there..but in my college, a lot of ppl enrol because they r in scholarships, study loans, or sometimes their parents borrowed money from relatives...
2006-10-16 10:57:56 · answer #7 · answered by nini moreal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all college students are as fortunate as yourself. I do not think all college kids are spoiled rich kids. There are quite a few who earned it through scholarships and saving/working their way through school.
2006-10-16 10:25:53 · answer #8 · answered by shae 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, not all kids are spoiled rich kids, and then again they could be rich but not spoiled. and they could be really smart, and got there college years paid off
2006-10-16 10:42:14 · answer #9 · answered by monkay 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do they know a lot of college kids are in debt?
2006-10-16 10:26:09 · answer #10 · answered by Seph 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not all of them do but it used to be that way, I suppose stupid ideas are hard to let go of for some people but I have met plenty of people that come from poor families and they don't have a lot of money themselves either but they busted their butts and got good grades and recieved grants
2006-10-16 10:26:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋