[libertarianPA]

Sure, maybe they would hav got loans, and used em. But its even better than they dont have to!

This is where you and I differ.

If someone gets a scholarship through a private charity or merit scholarship or something like that, I have no problem. I'm saying that this famously liberal school is looking to fill a need - I suspect it's to increase their minority population just to look more diverse (and that doesn't mean that many won't deserve to be there academically). But like I said, someone has to pay for this. And usually, just as it happens with athletic scholarships, the students who DO pay their tuition have to make up for it.

[LWalk18]

If someone gets a scholarship through a private charity or merit scholarship or something like that, I have no problem. I'm saying that this famously liberal school is looking to fill a need - I suspect it's to increase their minority population just to look more diverse (and that doesn't mean that many won't deserve to be there academically).

Stanford already has a relatively high minority population, many of whom (and this may be a shock to you) come from families who make over $40,000 a year. In addition, often whites who come lower middle class families get the short end of the stick when it comes to financial aid. Stanford's program will help them the most, IMO.

But like I said, someone has to pay for this. And usually, just as it happens with athletic scholarships, the students who DO pay their tuition have to make up for it.

As many people have told you on this board, Stanford has a very large endownment fund, as does Harvard and Princeton. That is why they can do this, not because of their tuition rates. Duke for instance, charges similar tuition and costs but cannot do this because its endownment is a lot smaller than these other schools.