I'm sorry, but that's the biggest pile of elitist crap I've read in a long time. Yeah, we sure as hell don't want poor kids in a state university. I see why Romney appeals to you so much now.
Poor kids, really poor kids? Would be much better served by spending two years in a community college. Student loans up the wazoo for a 4-year college?? Why on
earth would anyone do that?? No financial sense at all.
Or else they should be spending a ton of time investigating what it takes to get grants/scholarships to get into 4-year colleges. Know that piece of paper from your state university? It's not worth any less because you spent two years in a community college. Everybody isn't entitled to everything, for God's sake. And
that attitude tells
me why you're an Obama fan.
Know how my nieces got full-ride scholarships at TCU? The oldest girl went to a college meet-up in her sophomore year. She wanted to go to TCU. She sought out the representative from the college and asked her when the last time was that somebody got a full-ride scholarship and what kind of grades/what he/she did to get it. She took notes.
Took notes!
She found out it was a girl . . . that she'd gotten a 32 on her (whatever)test . . . that she coached soccer as a volunteer for a couple of years . . . volunteered her time in a myriad of worthwhile charities and wrote a killer essay. She asked to read it and was later sent a copy.
Monica scored a 33. She'd already coached soccer for a three or four years...first as a volunteer, then paid...she volunteered at the local animal shelter...food pantry. This gal set her sights on what she wanted and got it. Full-ride 4-year scholarship worth $150,000.
Her sister? She scored a 31. Monica talked her into re-taking it and she scored a 33. She also volunteered. She also coached. Both girls worked during the summer at their local park district. She also wrote a killer essay. $150,000 full-ride scholarship two years later.
That's what ingenuity does in this country. That's what hard work and determination accomplishes. Not sitting back and wondering, "Who's gonna' help me pay for college??"
You'll have to excuse me if I believe in the American Dream. I've lived it. I've watched my family live it. It's out there as big and bright as it's always been. It's just that too many people today are waiting for it to come knocking at their door.
