"Help!! I want to go to Notre Dame!"

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Succeed in what way? Not do well for grades? End up hating the school?

At the end of the day she could frame it in such a way that she never would have gotten the chance to go, but for the site, and even if it was unsuccessful, at least she got the opportunity.

Ok...here is a very narrow POV that I am looking at ...so work with me a bit on this.

Hmm, ok so she is panhandling for all of this money from people (maybe she is filing scholarship applications and so forth) but for the sake of the argument let's say that the website is one of her primary vehicles that she is using to accrue money.

**wait as a sidebar, has she even been accepted yet??? She has already been accepted to University of Michigan!!!**

(Even more digression when I googled this, the GC thread came up first...or close to first but... YES...we are relevant ! WOOO HOOO link)

Where is the appreciation factor?

I mean, for me, if I have worked for it, took the time to beat the given paths to get XYZ to be able to achieve my intended goal, then I usually appreciate it more than if it was just given to me.

So, that is how I am looking at this.

If it's simply given, it doesn't mean as much.

Thus, I ask if something happens and she doesn't complete her education or hates the school, what will she gain from having anonymous people simply giving her money to send her to school.

Maybe she should give AIG a call...one hand could wash the other.

ETA: Something else that came to mind. Mark my words, because of the recession, I think we will see more 'panhandler sites' pop up with people who are in personal debt for stuff they didn't need or begging money rather that just go the long way around fill out forms to get said money. I wonder how long after that will it be before governments of the world will step in and start taxing that money.

If Karyn can make 20G's to simply pay off a debt that she didn't work for (money paid under the table essentially) who else will get the idea of getting tax free money simply by asking for it using the net?

Lastly, if she 'knew' she wanted to go to ND, why didn't she plan for this years ago? I know the question may be far fetched, but still...

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Ok...here is a very narrow POV that I am looking at ...so work with me a bit on this.

Hmm, ok so she is panhandling for all of this money from people (maybe she is filing scholarship applications and so forth) but for the sake of the argument let's say that the website is one of her primary vehicles that she is using to accrue money.

**wait as a sidebar, has she even been accepted yet??? She has already been accepted to University of Michigan!!!**

(Even more digression when I googled this, the GC thread came up first...or close to first but... YES...we are relevant ! WOOO HOOO link)

Where is the appreciation factor?

I mean, for me, if I have worked for it, took the time to beat the given paths to get XYZ to be able to achieve my intended goal, then I usually appreciate it more than if it was just given to me.

So, that is how I am looking at this.

If it's simply given, it doesn't mean as much.

Thus, I ask if something happens and she doesn't complete her education or hates the school, what will she gain from having anonymous people simply giving her money to send her to school.

Maybe she should give AIG a call...one hand could wash the other.

ETA: Something else that came to mind. Mark my words, because of the recession, I think we will see more 'panhandler sites' pop up with people who are in personal debt for stuff they didn't need or begging money rather that just go the long way around fill out forms to get said money. I wonder how long after that will it be before governments of the world will step in and start taxing that money.

If Karyn can make 20G's to simply pay off a debt that she didn't work for (money paid under the table essentially) who else will get the idea of getting tax free money simply by asking for it using the net?

Lastly, if she 'knew' she wanted to go to ND, why didn't she plan for this years ago? I know the question may be far fetched, but still...

I can see what you mean, but at the same time, if people aren't aware they're donating to a high schooler (with all the issues that it may involve), then it's their own fault. That should be part of the thought process for someone who is considering a donation.

As far as planning to go to ND, I'm not sure how much planning she could have done, outside of doing better research on the scholarship and grant process.

I wouldn't have gone about it in this way, and I think it's a little bizarre...but at the same time I don't have a problem with her doing it.