Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite Schools

Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by mattmurdog on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @11:22PM (#9223415)

I still remember the day my father pulled me aside and told me in secret (my mom would have freaked out) that we couldn't really afford college. He recommended that I stayed close to home and to go to a local school, which I did for 4+ years with an average of four hours a day worth of commuting. Occasionally, I also had a part time job that added almost two more extra hours of commuting because it took me to another side of the town and I had to walk half a mile to get to work after getting off the bus.

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by rfergie on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @05:29AM (#9224375)

Was it uphill both ways?

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by mattmurdog on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @05:59PM (#9228962)

Only one god damn hill, but that was another trip all the way across another god damn town when I needed to go buy groceries ;P

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by nicholasdrake on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @05:40AM (#9224401)

why didn't u get a student loan?

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by dragontamer on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @09:32AM (#9225285)

So that he didn't have to join Occupy?

http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-...

Or have we forgotten about that already?

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by nicholasdrake on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @09:53AM (#9225428)

haha good point..

actually my friend and i are applying this summer batch of yc with an alternative to student debt financing of university... student equity.. from the student side it helps in 2 ways 1. taxes high income earners more, low income earners less (remember when you start uni you don't know for sure which group you will be in) 2. allows you to transfer future income from your middle-age when your income is higher to when you have just graduated (and income is lower)..

debt in comparison punishes procrastination of payment with interest payments.. it would be great to get your feedback if you have teh chance.. we've posted our draft of our yc application here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224487 thanks!

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Re:Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite ... by mattmurdog on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @06:01PM (#9228976)

I had long graduated by the time Occupy started. But yes, it just wasn't worth it.

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