[quote=SK in CV]I’m not sure what this has to do with being a republican, but yeah it’s tough. But it’s worth it.

Btw, kids with a 3.0 can’t often get into a UC anyway.[/quote]

by republican, i meant the general stereotype that republicans oppose having the rich subsidize programs for the poor.

in this case, it seems particularly unfair, because both kids, if viewed as adults, are about equally poor. Neither one of them actually has anything. the only asset the “wealthy” kid has is the fact that he happens to ahve parents who earn a decent living. But that’s not really his money. In fact, it would be theft if he started rifling through my wallet claiing it was “his”. How is this different?

A parent cannot say “no” to the demand for tuition and have his kid proceed by himself until marriage or age 24, or certain other conditions…

if you say no to the system, you are basically not allowing your kid to go…