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Now that they know this may happen, what's to stop every university closing the loophole? Since they appear to be free to do whatever they please, they can sim
by iguy 7y ago
Now that they know this may happen, what's to stop every university closing the loophole?
Since they appear to be free to do whatever they please, they can simply ask for a list of anyone who was ever your parent, and a letter explaining any omissions (like you were adopted age 1). They needn't even write the rules for acceptance of excuses in advance, and can decide what to do about edge cases (like someone adopted by his less-wealthy uncle at age 15...) when one applies. Is there any reason they don't yet do this?
- moate 7y agoHow do you know that closes the loophole? How can you prove someone is saying they're estranged and not actually estranged? Sad fact is a wide net for social programs are typically better, even if it allows scammers to skim off the system. Which feels like the greater social loss to you, closing the loop hole and finding that you're now harming people who need assistance or keeping it open and allowing some people to benefit unfairly from the system?
- iguy 7y agoIt would close this particular loophole, by treating legally disowned and merely estranged identically. I'm not saying they would accept letters stating that you are estranged (which they certainly don't do now). I'm saying they could refuse to believe recent legal changes to parenthood, and just demand the whole list since birth. Just as lots of documents need every name you've ever had, not just your current legal name. (Whether the actually estranged should be treated differently is another question. Judging by how they've run the system so far, the colleges don't seem inclined to do so. I don't mean to defend their behavior, only to ask what moves they may make.)