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Quakerfriend

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3. Interesting that Harvard is not on the list.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 02:25 PM

Jan 2022

My sons attended one of these schools.
We were not eligible for aid but,
I did notice that many of their friends from college were ‘uber’ rich- parents flew around the country to NBA games, one grew up in same CT neighborhood where Oprah and the Clintons had homes, homes in Aspen etc.
This has been going on at many more colleges, as well.

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Federal Lawsuit Alleges 16 Elite Universities Engaged In Price Fixing [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2022 OP

Gee, ya think? /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #1

In other words the most expensive schools are doing it. flying_wahini Jan 2022 #2

more like they don't want to be outbid by more aggressive schools.... getagrip_already Jan 2022 #8

Unless, Mr. Evil Jan 2022 #9

Other than Notre Dame and Duke only in basketball .... paleotn Jan 2022 #12

Two of the schools in the suit are MIT and Caltech jmowreader Jan 2022 #16

Interesting that Harvard is not on the list. Quakerfriend Jan 2022 #3

or Stanford kimbutgar Jan 2022 #4

Stanford guarantees that people will only have to pay the Family Contribution portion from FAFSA JT45242 Jan 2022 #7

I wish I was smarter when I was younger to go to Stanford ! Sigh! kimbutgar Jan 2022 #10

90% of Harvard's undergraduates pay less than going to a state school. marie999 Jan 2022 #14

Wonder what the total of all their endowments are? oldsoftie Jan 2022 #5

The majority of that list is in the top ten... EarthFirst Jan 2022 #6

More than the GDP of most countries. paleotn Jan 2022 #13

Cancel all student loans from those schools! Yandex Jan 2022 #11

Whoa. Had no idea this was a scheme msfiddlestix Jan 2022 #15