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Old 02-28-2011, 06:15 PM
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I guess I don't get why it's so super necessary - there are a lot of scholarships out there that aren't based on gender or race. You just need to do your research.

ETA: I got over $30,000 in scholarships for my four years at undergrad (private school - I still walked out with almost $15K in loans), and I don't remember a single one of them being based on my gender.
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:20 PM
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I guess I don't get why it's so super necessary - there are a lot of scholarships out there that aren't based on gender or race. You just need to do your research.
Not to mention the GI Bill.
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:51 PM
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Just another person/group trying to make a statement. I liken this to things like "Affirmative Action Bake Sales" that some collegiate political groups do to make a statement.

But, when you (observe and) ignore these people/groups, their statements are less powerful and tend to go away with ease. Their white-only scholarship may or may not receive a shit load of applicants. Yay, either way.

There have been centuries of white-only scholarships that were called something other than "white-only." Some people criticized those scholarships but the structural dynamics that permitted those scholarships persisted. And those scholarships didn't go away...nor should they...but those who really were and are looking for white-only scholarships have a list to choose from and should know how to find them by now. Just don't use "white-only" as a keyword.

I must note that some private and public institutions did away with their minority-based scholarships. Even with those scholarships, it is still the case that most college students are on student loans rather than scholarships and grants; and that disproportionately impacts racial and ethnic minority students.

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Old 02-28-2011, 06:21 PM
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Hell, you can get a scholarship for wearing a duct tape dress/tux to the prom.

If some kid wants to show up lookin' all gray and shiny for the biggest formal event of his/her young life for a few thousand dollars, I say go for it!

God bless America.
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:37 PM
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Hell, you can get a scholarship for wearing a duct tape dress/tux to the prom.

If some kid wants to show up lookin' all gray and shiny for the biggest formal event of his/her young life for a few thousand dollars, I say go for it!

God bless America.
Don't knock duct tape prom dresses - they get extremely elaborate and are really difficult to pull off. It's a good way to show creativity to a scholarship board.

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Old 02-28-2011, 07:25 PM
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Don't knock duct tape prom dresses - they get extremely elaborate and are really difficult to pull off. It's a good way to show creativity to a scholarship board.

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Actually, I just went to look at the website for that scholarship after I posted, and I saw a bunch of dresses/tuxes like this.. quite impressive!

So I guess you can get a scholarship for being creative
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