Maryland Raises $80,000 to Help Students Stay

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You mean, wouldn't it be better if we kept children from poor families or those without a credit history from getting education? Does this include orphans?
The opportunity cost to society would be much greater for numerous reasons.
I think the question should be why is it that education costs so much? I am a graduate of the Smith School of Business at UMD (which I love), but one has to ask - do we really need plasma screen TVs in our hallways?
Besides, this is a public university, and therefore should be serving the interests of the public, in its entirety.

Tesh of MD 3:28PM April 01, 2009

Shouldn't ALL financial aid for college be focused on "returning" students --- that is second-year and beyond (including graduate)?
Wouldn't we have better colleges and better college students if all freshmen were expected to go in with some earned money, family money or LOANS only to complete the first year?
THEN, with (and only with) a GPA of 2.5 or better would come grants and aid to continue?

Muser of NM 11:57AM March 28, 2009