Re:The Ivy League Doesn’t Need Taxpayers’ Help
by kevan on Monday October 17, 2016 @09:54PM
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There's a big difference between looking out for yourself and denying financial aid because of a discrepancy of less than a dollar. Intent matters, and it's hard to argue that someone is trying to fleece you for $1 at a time.
Re:The Ivy League Doesn’t Need Taxpayers’ Help
by dbg31415 on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:13PM
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Intent matters to... software? It's literally just a formula and someone plugs in numbers and gets a green screen or a red screen. The people doing financial aid probably aren't enabled to change the screen colors once a response comes back. Bureaucrats are bureaucrats -- you have to bypass them to get anything done.
What I saw was that since the schools give a lot of grants / reduced tuition to students that come from families that make less than $X, a lot of parents tend to rig their returns to make less than $X.
If you own your own business, it's easy to game your income.