re: Louisiana special session: Failure.

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And what does that have to do with scholarship? Students that excel in high school should be automatically saddled with the cost of college just because their parents are able to afford to live in a place with good schools? Except if theyre female or a minority of course

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This is truer than you think.

My son has great grades and test scores and should be eligible for a lot of merit-based scholarships, but in looking at a lot of schools, most financial aid is need based (i.e., it's great you busted arse and have great academic achievements, but your parents make to much too reward you).