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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by R0b0t1 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @10:06PM (#24704615)
Exactly the rub then, isn't it? I got the token half off 200% markup while I watched my graduating HS class get nearly free rides. I had similar grades, but was mostly straight A (but in harder honors classes) and was white and male.
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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by thowaway23413 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:31PM (#24714430)
The issue probably wasn't that you were white and male.

The issue probably was your parents made enough to not qualify for extra financial aid.

That sucks, and I empathize. I'm living it trying to get finaid for my kids private school.

But, let's not blame immigrants for a broken system. If anything they aren't to blame because they didn't vote for it.

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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by R0b0t1 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:24PM (#24724578)
The issue is many things, but what I listed is appropriate. All of the women in my class with my GPA got more money than I did, and all of the minorities (as few as they were) did as well.

Two instances stand out to me: Someone 1/64th or less Native American getting scholarships for that, and a girl who just by accident ran into (literally) the rowing coach and was offered a scholarship on the spot.

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