Are you rich enough for an education?

[Peter Lemkin]

It should be illegal to discriminate on grounds of income. It is totally bizarre to be denied an education because of the lack of it. You shouldn't be able to buy your way in or out of any thing. Education should be purely merit based and available for all.

Wow! Sound like a 'pinko' to me :pinkelephant: Its almost the exact same thing in the USA now. Most affirmative action rules and laws have been removed by the Universities and/or Courts; the 'Big Name' Universities still look at your pedigree and daddy's bank account along with your grades.....perhaps BEFORE your grades; a 'donation' from a wealthy family still gets very bad students into the Ivy League schools; many fields that benefit the People and the Planet, but not the Elites or Corporations are no longer funded with fellowships, scholarships or other financial help - or it has GREATLY been reduced. Etc. Besides, they also test for likely obedience to authority [within and AFTER university] along with educational excellence or ability. Such is usually done in the personal interviews. I remember these questions and have heard the tales of others. You won't get into most Medical Schools, for example, if your reason for wanting to be a doctor is to help the afflicted - less so if you mention the poor or preventative or Public Health. Ditto Law School if you say you plan on being a legal advisor for those lowest in the system, the exploited, the poor, prisoners. Etc.....