What do you think of Harvard's magnanimity deciding to except poor students from families that make only $180K

Question

Will this be the ruin of Bush's "Haves and the have more" society.

I can hardly immagine a New England Republican Aristocrat sending their children to a school that had poor people.

Answer 1

There goes the neighborhood.

Answer 2

Where on earth did you get that info?

The move, to go into effect in the next school year, appears to make Harvard’s aid to students with household incomes from $120,000 to $180,000 the most generous of any of the country’s prestigious private universities. Harvard will generally charge such students 10 percent of their family household income per year, substantially subsidizing the annual cost of more than $45,600.

Officials said the policy would cut costs by a third to 50 percent for many students and make the real costs of attending Harvard comparable to those at major state universities.

They said the initiative would increase financial aid spending by the university to $120 million annually from $98 million. A little more than half of Harvard undergraduates get some form of aid, including many from families earning $120,000 or more.

Answer 3

The poor kids will study harder and be smarter, which in turn will throw off the class curve and daddy's money will only be able to buy a 'D' average for the silver spoon crowd down the road!

Answer 4

New England Republican Aristocrats....?

Ever hear of the Kennedys? There're whole sections of the campus....and more than a few waterin' holes...named after them....

Now do you understand why they also want free health care?

Answer 5

Those scummy $180,000.00 families bring trouble with them wherever they go. Even worse, they probably have 5 or 10 million in the market. Yuck!

Answer 6

Wow, you really mischaracterized this! Harvard announced that it was extending tuition support/grants to higher incomes than it did before.