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hannibalhamlin61 wrote:

APimpNamedSlickback wrote:

hannibalhamlin61 wrote:

APimpNamedSlickback wrote:although the op is going to having a crowd of faux tls-populists at his or her throat in t-10 seconds, as someone who grew up far from rich, i acknowledge that there is a very valid argument to made for this. taking socioeconomic considerations into account is by definition discrimination.

the question is whether all kinds of discrimination are equally invalid, and i contend that they aren't.

I think you missed the road there...

meh, i read the title and addressed the underlying principle.

I hear that's a good strategy for exams too.

APimpNamedSlickback wrote: probably better than finding pictures on the internet to use as my answers, no?

GummiBear wrote:I have a number of awesome teachers, and I would love to do research assistant jobs for them to get good recommendations when I graduate...

But the problem is my parents make a ton of money and so I don't have any loans or anything. This in turn disqualifies me for work-study certification. Is there a way I could still get a job like this if I ask not to get paid? Or am I totally screwed just because my parents are rich?

If so, that is pretty messed up. It's not like I can control how much my parents make.

hannibalhamlin61 wrote:

theantiscalia wrote:Are you complaining that your parents are rich? If so, take two steps back, and stop being ridiculous.

Most law schools that I know of don't hand out work study for law school... they assume you'd rather have the loans. But you filled out the FAFSA as an independent student, I hope, so I'm sure you'll qualify for something... just go talk to your financial aid office.

You are wasting your time. This is her TLS Box: I'm the smartest person to ever exist ever. I applied to Harvard and Yale Law School as safeties. When I told them no after being accepting into the Super Secret Elite Law School... (So secret, I'm not legally allowed to disclose where it is. You can only get in by invite.) the deans of the "respective" schools tried offering me whatever I wanted but I stood strong and told them to bite me.

GummiBear wrote:But that doesn't mean that I should be discriminated against to remedy that "injustice". Obviously other reform is needed.

GummiBear wrote:I have a number of awesome teachers, and I would love to do research assistant jobs for them to get good recommendations when I graduate...

But the problem is my parents make a ton of money and so I don't have any loans or anything. This in turn disqualifies me for work-study certification. Is there a way I could still get a job like this if I ask not to get paid? Or am I totally screwed just because my parents are rich?

If so, that is pretty messed up. It's not like I can control how much my parents make.

laxgirl37 wrote:Being a research assitant should be based on merrit- nothing else. I think you are all overlooking this fundamental point. To all those griping about her not having loans and "taking work study from those who need it" - work harder and you too can be an RA.

legalease9 wrote:

GummiBear wrote: And filling out FAFSA won't help me because my parents make almost $500,000 a year. I know most of you here are thinking "poor rich kid", but honestly this really really sucks.

D Brooks wrote:

GummiBear wrote: And filling out FAFSA won't help me because my parents make almost $500,000 a year. I know most of you here are thinking "poor rich kid", but honestly this really really sucks.

You're upper-middle class, not rich. HTH.

D Brooks wrote:

GummiBear wrote: And filling out FAFSA won't help me because my parents make almost $500,000 a year. I know most of you here are thinking "poor rich kid", but honestly this really really sucks.

You're upper-middle class, not rich.

Xizenta wrote:Few points:
500k before taxes for a household income is NOT that rich. I would still call it rich, but it's pretty borderline and I would understand how some people would not.

OP has a point about the difficulties of being "rich" on paper. It sucks pretty freaking hard and I can empathize. In many ways coming from a rich family does cripple your opportunities to make your own success, which actually is more important than you $_$ greedy little poor kids who attack the OP can imagine. After all, material wealth really is as over-rated as many wise men in our history have warned, and in exchange for it, kids from rich families have to struggle with a lot of disrespect/social stigma. It's NOT worth it, because in the end you can look at young adults that come from a family with a household income of 80k and they are many times just as happy if not happier.

Anyone who immediately gets aggravated and complains that they would love and appreciate being in the OP's position is just being ignorant and fooled by a "grass is greener" situation. You guys are stupid. You would really give up a lifetime of respect for making your own success just so you could avoid earning your own rent/grocery money? Coming from a 500k family doesn't mean you are going to be given exotic cars and buying 12 dollar cocktails for every hot chick at the bar. It just means you can avoid a part-time job in your adolescence - but that's an over-rated benefit... working builds character, it keeps you healthy, it creates friendships etc etc. The position of a "spoiled rich kid" is not an enviable one... at least not at the 500k level. I know someone whose parents make over 1 million a year, his life sucks, and none of you would want to trade - take my word for it.

TLDR? LOL you guys are fucking ignorant.