burnerafter16
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Packer,
He is bringing up the case in Michigan/Minnesota. A woman won a million bucks and collected welfare for yrs after winning the lottery.
She was brought up on fraud charges, but honestly I don't know if she was incarcerated or not. It was only a few months ago.
To me this issue is BS when it comes to this debate, the reason why is again accepting a MERIT scholarship has nothing to do with how much money is in ones bank account. Taking federal funds due to financial need and winning a million dollars in a lottery is different.
Afterburner16 needs to view AFROTC and AFA IMPO as MERIT. Yes, money is tied to it because the recipient receives it, but from the AF POV never once was any candidate asked the ability to pay in the admittance/selection process.
Like I said, I would be Denzel and decline the money, but I also have been through this process 3 times(college applications) and know that just because someone declines it does not equate to someone else getting any money.
Afterburner16, let's tweak your supposition/argument.
Malia Obama is affluent, and she is also an URM, leave being the President's DD out of it. She attends one of the most elite private schools in the nation. 4 yrs from now if she gets accepted to Columbia or Harvard, should she turn it down because afterall, she is a legacy and a URM.
Your position if you are being equal would be she should turn it down, at least from a legacy perspective because others need it more.
We can play this game all day long, yet in the end, this is the system. Legacies at certain schools get an edge, but it doesn't mean they will give that spot to another applicant. Same with URM.
Goose meet gander, gander meet goose.
you have much experience and from it you definitely offer a lot of valuable insight. my questions were simple. because most of the scholarships i applied to required writing an essay on why they should award me the resources they have and why i need it. all i stated is that after you learn that you are accepted and that tuition,books,board and lodging is covered-what's the right thing to do? you have every right to keep it of course. just wondering how everybody else felt because we all have unique situations.
i had to notify colleges that accepted and offered scholarships to me before the deadline because they in turn had to go through the waitlisted deserving applicants and give them the good news.
thank you for an in depth response.