tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079841100149848531.post8349853866734367736..comments2007-10-18T18:28:13.619-05:00PonderingFoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10767758746935185528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079841100149848531.post-70337387014512060422007-10-18T18:28:00.000-05:002007-10-18T18:28:00.000-05:00Mine did the same to me. I will *never* EVER give them money. These days no one has an experience in grad school worthy of inspiring loyalty through the pocketbook. What were they thinking?!Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079841100149848531.post-90971767632632161832007-10-03T08:09:00.000-05:002007-10-03T08:09:00.000-05:00Well giving a donation in a manner of speaking buys you into the university. Like an investor, the more money you put in the more say you get into how the university is run. Basically the university is asking me to invest in them. What would I really get out of it though? My donation isn't going to be big enough to allow me the access to change how the place is run. In addition the money isn't going to help improve the program I was in thereby increasing the value of my degree. The grants covered the costs of me being there so it is not like I am giving to cover the cost of my education that tuition did not cover.<BR/><BR/>You could also argue that universities try and have it both ways.PonderingFoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10767758746935185528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079841100149848531.post-67186251009507387742007-10-03T00:19:00.000-05:002007-10-03T00:19:00.000-05:00If they want to run their university like a company, why do they ask you for money? You wouldn't be expected to donate to, say, the local department store either.Schlupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399256701731431557noreply@blogger.com