Reply #17: With all due respect -- Crap! [View All]

[RaleighNCDUer]

The 'prestige' of these schools is based upon the rich families that matriculate and the wealth they then donate back to the schools. Academically, they are no better than your average state university. And needy students ARE being left in the cold - that's the whole problem. Isn't that exactly what they were saying?

"they don't really even have to charge tuition. They do it mostly to keep the rich kids honest..."

do you really believe that? They charge tuition so that rich kids can say "I went to Harvard" and everybody knows that they paid out a shitload of cash to do so, making that rich kid someone good to know.

It's ALL about the money.