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How will it make a difference? Say you're a poor Chilean and thanks to this new policy you get a free ride at Universidad de Chile or Católica, the two top uni

How will it make a difference? Say you're a poor Chilean and thanks to this new policy you get a free ride at Universidad de Chile or Católica, the two top universities in Chile. You're well educated, but you've got the wrong last name and no connections - who on earth is going to hire you for anything? Say you start a business. Who's going to give you capital? Who's going to even do business with you, when they've never heard of you or anyone in your family? This is a way to placate the often-radical student movement in Chile, but I can't see it helping poor Chileans that much if at all. Perhaps they can get their educations and then emigrate to a place with less nepotism.

illumen 11y ago
You can make a lot of connections at university. Along with job offers. Along with special consideration from banks for graduates and even enrolled students. Will a change be immediate? No. But I've seen the affects in other countries over 10 year period. It's never a single thing which helps people in society. It's many things at once. Of course if the students need to work to support their families or even to feed themselves, then a free education is going to help far less people. But if those same students don't need to pay for their education, then many more will be able to do so.