Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about scholarships

Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by kelukelugames on Saturday December 02, 2017 @02:29PM (#15833541)

I'm sure people have done studies. Who donates more money? The poor kids who struggled through life and attended Stanfurd that finallyed opened the doors for him to become rich? Or the blue blood with the silver spoon who would have made it through daddy's connections regardless of which school he went to?

I feel the former has stronger gratitude for his school.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by lotsofpulp on Saturday December 02, 2017 @02:41PM (#15833603)

Some don't donate due to gratitude, some donate to increase the chances their children will get in, and/or otherwise obtain social signals or networking benefits that can be used to further oneself.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by at-fates-hands on Saturday December 02, 2017 @03:57PM (#15834047)

From what I know it's the latter.

We had a large percentage of my graduating high school class end up at ivy league schools. It was interesting to talk to them a decade after they had graduated and were in full swing with their professional career's and life.

One buddy I know who went to Princeton and ended up on Wall St told me they hound him for donations. His fraternity does the same with the emphasis on exactly what you pointed out. He wants his children to have a better chance they he did, so he donates large six figure sums every year to the school and fraternity hoping when his two kids grown up, they will have a leg up on the competition to get in there.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by hkmurakami on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:48PM (#15834662)

As a fellow Princeton grad, I think his children will indeed have a better chance than most of getting in due to their legacy status, resource rich upbringing, and those donations.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by brandnewlow on Saturday December 02, 2017 @06:39PM (#15834987)

As a fellow Princeton grad and one-time admissions officer, I concur 100%.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by hkmurakami on Saturday December 02, 2017 @08:42PM (#15835530)

well that's a whole other level of authority :)

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by hkmurakami on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:45PM (#15834653)

Look at the buildings. It's the latter mostly. Big checks dominate in typical pareto fashion.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by fjsolwmv on Sunday December 03, 2017 @12:13PM (#15838425)

I have 3 gratitudes and 1 money.

Stanford prefers people with 1 graditut and 3 moneys.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by FabHK on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @04:35AM (#15859790)

you might mean "degrees"?

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