What do you think of people that refuse to get financial aid for school and other stuff because of pride?

[Whiteknight]

If you live in the U.S or any first world country, then you will pay sales, income, and other misc. taxes. Wouldn't getting financial aid from school and what not be like getting a return on your "investment"?

[ETB5]

No offense but your op is just a mess...

If you are going to university and still using terms like "first/second/third world countries" with the intention of referencing a country's economic status/development, you need to consider switching universities. 

[Zhang Yixing>You]

Shit whoever has too much pride to take their financial aid can pass that shit to me. School is way to expensive.

[auroras]

They're being stupid if the reason is actually pride. 

[김민주]

Well if they don't accept the money I take it that means they have the money to pay for it and don't need it anyways. 

[愛��る]

I hope they're able to deal with the payments uni requires then.

[sora ✾]

That's silly. School in the U.S. is way too expensive and financial aid is specifically awarded to people who need it (right?) so if those people refuse to get it, that's even sillier. How else are they planning to pay for school?

[Serendipity]

I wouldn't really understand that decision. Might build character or give some kind of satisfaction to work hard to entirely pay your own way through school (as some people indeed have to do), but sometimes it's nice to throw away your pride for your own sanity. I'm attending on scholarship, and I'm glad I don't have the pressure or anxiety of debt over my head. That feeling is priceless.

[Sicaa]

No offense but your op is just a mess...

If you are going to university and still using terms like "first/second/third world countries" with the intention of referencing their economic status/development, you need to consider switching universities. 

Relax lmao. 

[Saturn Girl]

If you live in the U.S or any first world country, then you will pay sales, income, and other misc. taxes. Wouldn't getting financial aid from school and what not be like getting a return on your "investment"?

it's not a return on your investment though? Financial aid is given to help those who cannot afford to go to uni and in some way to convince you to choose the university (the higher than financial aid being received, the more willing you are to go to one uni over the other).

 

Regardless idk anyone who would refuse financial aid over pride 

[evil4life]

considering i know people in their 40s who are still paying their college debt you would have to all kinda of levels dumb to not get that free $$$$ or subsidized loan

[eye mole]

Stupidity? 
Not from the US but I would jump on the first chance if I get financial aid. Uni is way too expensive.

[Ambi]

That's something they'll regret later, forget pride.

[Nowhere Boy]

That's something they'll regret later, forget pride.

[Chocolate Cake]

No offense but your op is just a mess...

If you are going to university and still using terms like "first/second/third world countries" with the intention of referencing a country's economic status/development, you need to consider switching universities. 

 

What's wrong with using terms like first/second/third world countries? Isn't it just a term that's based on the amount of development a country has?

[GUILD]

Hey, more power to them if they make it through golden on the other side and it turns out they never needed it after all.

 

If not, then their situation should speak for itself lol.

[김밥]

That's stupid. If you need help, you need help. No shame in that. What's shameful are people who abuse financial aid.

[noon]

i mean....if they dont want it that means it goes to someone else who does so...

[virus.exe]

That's ridiculous-especally since uni here is insanely expensie. It freaking costs you a leg and an arm to get that paper at the end of 4/5 yrs. More financial aid for someone else, I guess.

[( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

Shit whoever has too much pride to take their financial aid can pass that shit to me. School is way to expensive.

[ETB5]

What's wrong with using terms like first/second/third world countries? Isn't it just a term that's based on the amount of development a country has?

 

These are terms that date from the Cold War. The First World were the countries aligned with NATO (U.S. and allies), the Second World was composed of the countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and allies) while the Third World were countries not aligned with either NATO or the Eastern Bloc.

It is extremely negligent to use terms which were models of the geopolitical sphere during the Cold War, to refer to the economic development of countries. Also, these terms are obsolete considering the Cold War ended over 20 years ago.

 

[Chocolate Cake]

These are terms that date from the Cold War. The First World were the countries aligned with NATO (U.S. and allies), the Second World were the countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and allies) while the Third World were countries not aligned with either NATO or the Eastern Bloc. 

But don't these terms have different meanings now? Nowadays, I don't see those terms being used in that manner. For example, we use those terms in my Geography class but only to describe countries that have differing levels of development. But hey, you learn something new every day.

[Jaeki]

Refusing financial aid due to pride is ridiculous. Getting a higher education is incredibly expensive, especially when you're not a 4.0 student. There's no shame in getting assistance. They should consider it an investment - accept the grants/scholarships now, so you can donate to scholarships/charities later.

[cherry yuuki]

I had a friend who did this exact thing. 

I think these people need to get their priorities straight - if you're letting pride get in the way of your education, something's not right. 

[Gyujin]

They need a reality check.