What's wrong with having scholarships related to parents' occupation? I know that there are schools which give scholarships to students whose parents are veterans, same goes for trashmen or people who work for a certain company. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, especially if the parent's company doesn't do tuition assistance (as some do). They aren't huge scholarships or anything--maybe $500, one-time? What's wrong with that?
I only received two scholarships--both for my performance with Academic Team/Quiz Bowl. One was for being captain of the County Champion Team, and the other was for being on the State Team. I'm supportive of non-academic scholarships because they allow students who go to schools like mine, where there are no academic/athletic scholarships and it's hard to get financial assistance, to cut down on their costs of education. Not everyone's at the top of their class, but still needs help in affording college.
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