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Shit is crazy! I did not know about the amount of fake scholarships private colleges give until today! If I knew it in high school I would have applied to more
by joewferrara 3y ago
Shit is crazy! I did not know about the amount of fake scholarships private colleges give until today! If I knew it in high school I would have applied to more expensive colleges. I only applies to public universities in my state in high school because they’re cheaper.
Do the discounts aka fake scholarships rates apply to public schools as well? I’d think not.
- cpitman 3y agoAt least for elite public schools, the average student receives more in "aid" than they pay, meaning they are paying less than half of the "price". https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/illinois/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/price/ https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/illinois/university-o... And yes, it's a source of bad outcomes that those that cannot afford the inflated price of elite universities do not know that they would never have to pay that.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoPublic schools tend to give a lot of "need-based" scholarships, aka "we'll charge you whatever you can afford". Private universities are more open to "merit-based" scholarships on top of that, where they're actively trying to attract top applicants by reducing their effective cost, oftentimes to even cheaper than public universities. As a result, if you're from a low-income background, but overcome the odds and manage to be an academically competitive applicant, most private schools will be offering something close to a full-ride once both need and merit based scholarships are considered.