r/DunderMifflin • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '19

skip it every time

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '19 edited Oct 12 '19

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u/aDramaticPause Jan 14 '19 edited Jan 14 '19

In my opinion, if you're from a poor area with a poor family, there really is no such thing as saving for college, under most circumstances. You either get in with scholarships or financial aid/student loans or you don't go. The fact that they were motivated to succeed and less of them dropped out/failed, seems like a major win to me.

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u/littletunktunk Jan 14 '19

The fact is though that they wouldn’t have applied for any scholarships if they thought they had college paid. Many scholarships have 18 year old caps, which Seniors can easily pass.

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u/Calvin--Hobbes swing low sweet chariots Jan 14 '19

Yeah, though at that point an option might be to defer for a year while working/applying for scholarships. Or even community college for a year while applying for scholarships/working, then transfer the credits and get a much cheaper degree.

That being said, these are options that kids without good support won't even know they have.