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Don't you think Duke University has financial aid programs in place exactly for this scenario? I realize the poster might not have known this at the time, but
by illumin8 16y ago
Don't you think Duke University has financial aid programs in place exactly for this scenario? I realize the poster might not have known this at the time, but I would be willing to bet that if they called the admissions office and explained their financial situation they would be able to waive the test fee.
- scott_s 16y agoI think that's another side effect of poverty: not seeing ways out. (Although I don't know what kind of programs Duke had decades ago.)
- elblanco 16y agoUsually they don't and/or if they do you have no guarantee of qualifying for it. At one point in my life I made about $12k a year working two full-time jobs, believe it or not, even though a meal at a "sit-down restaurant" was a once a year extravagance, I didn't qualify for many financial aid programs when I went to school. And student loan programs said I didn't have the guaranteed financial means to pay the loans back. I've personally been on the begging end of paying for tests and the calculus is this, "how many meals do I have to skip to pay for this?"