Saturday, February 23, 2008

STANFORD IS FREE.


As this being a life and style guide, the life comes first for a reason. We care about the well being and the future of all our readers, so when information this dope comes along, it is IMPERATIVE it gets passed on as widespread as technologically possible. We arent your parents, pushing you to go to school and get a degree. Its just our duty to be a liason between things you know, and obviously, things you dont..



RAMIT SETHI, a Stanford graduate and author of the very insightful website iwillteachyoutoberich.com recieved an email from Stanford stating..


Tomorrow, Stanford will announce significant changes in its financial aid program that will make undergraduate education more affordable for families receiving aid. We want you, our alumni, to be among the first to hear this news.

[…]

Stanford University today announced the largest increase in its history for its financial aid program for undergraduates.

Under the new program, parents with incomes of less than $100,000 will no longer pay tuition. Parents with incomes of less than $60,000 will not be expected to pay tuition or contribute to the costs of room, board and other expenses.

The program also eliminates the need for student loans.

Me and you. Your mother and your cousin too, can attend Stanford University. Oh, and not just there. By following in other top universities’ recent moves, Stanford and all of America’s top universities have effectively made themselves free for families without high incomes.

Thats crazy.

The main concern and reason for people not even applying to a school of this caliber is because they reject enough VALEDICTORIANS to fill up the freshman class. That fact alone could be disheartning. Pair that with the fact it would cost three arms and a leg to call that campus home makes the school a haven for trust/hedge fund babies.

To make the load even that much sweeter, here is a link of scholarships, that were cleverly placed in as reading material. If you've not applied for anything anywhere, check it out.
Loans are not needed. Room and board is taken care of (per the income being under $60,000). Other expenses are handled, and truthfully, I didnt know there were more expenses left. College is free.

Whats your excuse?

1 comment:

Yoda said...

Not so for grad students.