Marquette University accused of pushing lower-income families toward risky loans

[Jay Bee]

"I lose my knowledge of grade school grammar if I have a drop of beer... or if I type!" — #Unleash

[#UnleashJosh]

"I lose my knowledge of grade school grammar if I have a drop of beer... or if I type!" — #Unleash

Why don't you respond to the actual question I gave you? Is it because you know YOUREEEEEEE wrong?

[Galway Eagle]

Outside of being in college and having an early tip to a gameday, can't say I've ever been interested in drinking at 9 AM for any reason.

But that's kind of the point.  9 AM, 4 PM, 8 PM, there's some drinking at weird times in there.

The award for least fun at a brunch party or at patricks day party goes to!

Also how is 4pm or 8pm weird? 4pm is the start of most happy hours at places I've worked and 8pm is like the most standard time to have some drinks I've ever heard regardless of age

[withoutbias]

The award for least fun at a brunch party or at patricks day party goes to!

Also how is 4pm or 8pm weird? 4pm is the start of most happy hours at places I've worked and 8pm is like the most standard time to have some drinks I've ever heard regardless of age

Because his explanation for drinking prior to 9 AM was that "it's almost like some people live in different time zones."  So if the explanation for 9 AM drinking is time zones, then 4 PM or 8 PM time zone differences means at some point there were some early morning drinking going on.

[muwarrior69]

Oh.

So you have no f*cking clue what "scam" actually means. Let me enlighten you. People aren't getting cheated out of their money. They aren't getting tricked into paying for things. (At most places.)

College is a high cost investment that people make hope that it makes their lives better - financially and otherwise. It is not a guaranty by any means, and many families can't cash flow it easily, and that's where problems arise.

I am all on board for having conversations about why college costs so much, and how we as a society can make it more affordable. But using phrases like "scam" quickly seperate those who engage in serious thought from those who just say sh*t. To no one's surprise, you seem firmly in the latter category.

Then why the accusation that Marquette was pushing risky loans on "poorer" families while offering grants to "more well off families"? Were the "poorer families" aware that the "better off families" were getting grants while they were offered loans. If not that sounds pretty deceitful to me and where people are being cheated out of their money and tricked into paying more.

[The Sultan]

Then why the accusation that Marquette was pushing risky loans on "poorer" families while offering grants to "more well off families"? Were the "poorer families" aware that the "better off families" were getting grants while they were offered loans. If not that sounds pretty deceitful to me.

I think the article was including academic scholarships under the overall definition of "financial aid." Was that intentional to deceive? I have no idea. But Marquette, as almost every other school, offers academic scholarships regardless of income level.

I seriously doubt Marquette is giving need-based aid to wealthy students. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

[#UnleashJosh]

Because his explanation for drinking prior to 9 AM was that "it's almost like some people live in different time zones."  So if the explanation for 9 AM drinking is time zones, then 4 PM or 8 PM time zone differences means at some point there were some early morning drinking going on.

Or I was on vacation on a different continent. You twit. Rofl

[Jay Bee]

Or I was on vacation on a different continent. You twit. Rofl

Bruh, stop. It's OK. We know you're a dumba$$. All good. Lots of people are.

[#UnleashJosh]

Bruh, stop. It's OK. We know you're a dumba$$. All good. Lots of people are.

Are you going to answer the question I asked you? Or keep deflecting because you have no good answer?

[Jay Bee]

Are you going to answer the question I asked you? Or keep deflecting because you have no good answer?

What was the question? I don't pay much attention to your posts because I know you to be a slow person, erratic and overweight.

My opinion isn't all that important (although usually correct). I hope you have a good evening, my friend. Nothing personal. I'd love nothing more than to cheers beers with you at a Natty that MU wins, but I just don't care about your words.

[#UnleashJosh]

I think the article was including academic scholarships under the overall definition of "financial aid." Was that intentional to deceive? I have no idea. But Marquette, as almost every other school, offers academic scholarships regardless of income level.

I seriously doubt Marquette is giving need-based aid to wealthy students. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

So that just means there's a bias of giving academic scholarships to wealthy families based on (insert one of 300 reasons). Which just pushes lower class families to loans.

[#UnleashJosh]

What was the question? I don't pay much attention to your posts because I know you to be a slow person, erratic and overweight.

My opinion isn't all that important (although usually correct). I hope you have a good evening, my friend. Nothing personal. I'd love nothing more than to cheers beers with you at a Natty that MU wins, but I just don't care about your words.

You sure respond to a ton of my posts to not care.

[The Sultan]

So that just means there's a bias of giving academic scholarships to wealthy families based on (insert one of 300 reasons). Which just pushes lower class families to loans.

??? How is there is a bias toward giving academic scholarships to wealthy people? Usually every applicant gets a scholarship offer, well before a FAFSA is filed, based on academic record. It's "need blind." 

But yes, wealthy people do t take out PLUS loans.