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Undergraduates with family income below $200k will be tuition-free at MIT

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581 points gnabgib | 6 comments | 20 Nov 24 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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d2049 ◴[20 Nov 24 19:29 UTC] No.42197271[source]▶
When I was touring colleges as a high school senior I met someone who had gotten into MIT but whose family could only afford to send one kid to an elite college, him or his sister. He decided to go to a state school which was a lot less expensive but whose academics weren't close to the same level. This stuff matters to people.
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1. seanmcdirmid ◴[21 Nov 24 02:26 UTC] No.42200462[source]▶
> I met someone who had gotten into MIT but whose family could only afford to send one kid to an elite college, him or his sister.

So they were rich enough that he didn't get exempt from tuition but still could only send one kid to an elite school?

I wonder if the guy was just pulling your leg.

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2. relaxing ◴[21 Nov 24 03:22 UTC] No.42200790[source]▶
His sister got in and he didn’t.
3. leetcrew ◴[21 Nov 24 04:02 UTC] No.42200974[source]▶
needlessly adversarial. financial aid is a best effort kind of thing, and plenty of people with unusual situations fall through the cracks.
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4. seanmcdirmid ◴[21 Nov 24 04:46 UTC] No.42201213[source]▶
I don’t see it like that. People bragging about getting into MIT but not being able to go for some reason is an old meme, it always turns out that they didn’t really get in.
5. d2049 ◴[21 Nov 24 05:50 UTC] No.42201500[source]▶
I met him when I was at MIT for Campus Preview Weekend when accepted students visit the school. Is it necessary to assume things in such a cynical fashion?
6. ttyprintk ◴[21 Nov 24 06:58 UTC] No.42201822[source]▶
I wonder, too. In 1965, 3580 applied, 1532 were admitted, and only 929 enrolled. How many of that 39% had better options than MIT, knowing about the draft?