Thread: Free tuition at Harvard?

Posted by "Kev" on snopes.com's message board:

"It's not quite free. The expected parental and student contribution (expected family contribution) helps determine the amount of need when determining financial aid awards. Making the expected parental contribution $0 makes the student eligible for more financial aid. There is a link to a fact sheet on your link. It shows parental contribution of $0, but an expected student contribution of $1850. It then shows "self help" of work study or loan in the amount of $3500 (this is the max per year). Everything beyond that is paid by Harvard.

Not free, but a very good deal. Makes Harvard as affordable (or more?)as a public college."

From snopes.com: Free Tuition at Harvard?

Wow, that is affordable for Harvard. But in this day and age, with no chance to gain meaningful employment and just about every co. moving overseas, where gonna have the brightest cashiers ever at Micky D's.

You heard about the gay billionaire republican paying people $100,000 to drop out of school and start businesses instead? He's giving the students the 100k to invest in a business but the ultimatum for the dough is they have to dropout. If most americans started a business with the money they would of inevitably been paying on loans, the economy would recover. or so the theory goes.

Originally Posted by SFW

You heard about the gay billionaire republican paying people $100,000 to drop out of school and start businesses instead? He's giving the students the 100k to invest in a business but the ultimatum for the dough is they have to dropout. If most americans started a business with the money they would of inevitably been paying on loans, the economy would recover. or so the theory goes.

What business would you or could you start with just 100k seed money?

I'd take a shot at a comic book shop here in Carlisle.

Edit: Of course there was a newsstand and sandwich shop here years ago. Not sure how that went out, but it's gone now.