I'm currently going to what most could consider a "cheap" in-state university and am in my third year. I've also been working full-time since March to help support my family. The liberal means-tested mindset absolutely saturates most of my peers who can't understand why I'm working 50+ hours a week, or "Why don't you just apply for scholarships?". Even as someone who does well in my classes/extracurriculars/etc, the condescending attitudes I get from my mentors and peers about my financial situation and the way they make it seem like it's my fault or choice to be working while in school is mind-boggling.
Yeah I'm working 50+ hours a week for the "privilege" of paying to do 30-40 hours of academic work, and it still feels like I'm looked down on by my peers/advisors for not just having my parents pay for it.
I'm currently going to what most could consider a "cheap" in-state university and am in my third year. I've also been working full-time since March to help support my family. The liberal means-tested mindset absolutely saturates most of my peers who can't understand why I'm working 50+ hours a week, or "Why don't you just apply for scholarships?". Even as someone who does well in my classes/extracurriculars/etc, the condescending attitudes I get from my mentors and peers about my financial situation and the way they make it seem like it's my fault or choice to be working while in school is mind-boggling.
Reading this made me literally quiver with physical revulsion.
Yeah I'm working 50+ hours a week for the "privilege" of paying to do 30-40 hours of academic work, and it still feels like I'm looked down on by my peers/advisors for not just having my parents pay for it.
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