do you donate money to your alma mater?

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do you donate money to your alma mater? or do you intend to? (for those of you who haven't graduated yet)

 

[Argo]

No

 

[Beau]

Sure, it's called tuition, and my kids' tuitions.

 

[radioouman]

THe only money that I give them is for my college license plate.

 

[Dacalo]

No, I may in the future

 

[Feldenak]

No, and I have no intentions of ever doing so.

 

[Reliant]

If I get filthy rich I'll give back, but I'm not going to compromise my living situation to give money back.

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: Reliant
If I get filthy rich I'll give back, but I'm not going to compromise my living situation to give money back.

yup, as of today i need the money i have. if someday i have hundreds of millions, sure i'll give them a few million or so to name a building after me or something

 

[hawkeye81x]

Maybe if I make any decent money and pay off my loans first.

 

[Ness]

As far as HS goes...
I went to a public school. I pay taxes.

As far as college goes...
My college is a pain in the ass. They should consider it a blessing that people are paying them to keep going there as it is. Drop 3 of my classes on the first day of the term after freshmen already register? YOU ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T BURN THE BUILDING DOWN!


I just get a little worked up about that POS sometimes.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

On behalf of all university students, thank you to all the people who do give back, it really does make a difference.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
On behalf of all university students, thank you to all the people who do give back, it really does make a difference.

I would like to remove my name from that list please.

 

[PoPPeR]

i always thought I would but I think college professors are overpaid... well a lot of them at least. I've met too many a$$holes who don't care about students

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
On behalf of all university students, thank you to all the people who do give back, it really does make a difference.

I would like to remove my name from that list please.

So maybe I'm a little biased we got a new building with 800 new computers this semester paid for mostly by alumni. Why the hell would you complain about someone giving you money, though?

 

[FoBoT]

no
poll?
no

 

[Soybomb]

LOL thats the funniest thing I've heard all day. Of course I go to a state school so maybe that has some influence and I would be more likely if it were private. After attending and seeing all the money wasted, especially on administrative salary I wouldn't give them a dime more than tuition. After that our transaction is complete. If don't send amazon.com and extra $5 just because and I won't the college either.

 

[kranky]

I went to a private school, and I do make an annual donation. I was really poor when I was in college, and never would have made it through without scholarships, tuition breaks and work-study jobs. I want those opportunities to be available to others.

Instead of remembering the few people who were overpaid and didn't care about students, I think about those who could make a lot more in the private sector but choose to help students instead - not just faculty, but staff people also. Those are the people who made a difference for me, and I am indebted to them for helping me to be successful.

I feel bad for those of you who say you wouldn't ever consider giving. I suspect you picked the wrong school.

 

[Kaervak]

No, fvck my alma matter. Worthless SOB's.

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
i always thought I would but I think college professors are overpaid... well a lot of them at least. I've met too many a$$holes who don't care about students

I couldn't disagree more... I don't understand why some of my profs decided to teach instead of work in the "field" and make tons more money. That is dedication.

And as for giving, I just graduated 2.5 years ago, but I do and will continue to give every year.

 

[PatboyX]

nope

 

[jcwagers]

Nope. The college I graduated from has a tendency to WASTE money on "projects" that don't benefit the students. It's basically a "what the president wants, the president gets" with few or no questions asked. The only way I would donate would be if I designated it to the music department, to a specific student, or to the office that I worked in. They solicit me from time to time but the solicitation letter goes straight to file 13.

jc

 

[Darien]

If I become rich one day then I probably will. Things like financial aid help a lot, and as kranky said, I'd like things like that to be passed on to others.

 

[mugs]

I donated $1 last (fiscal) year... I'll donate larger amounts when I no longer owe them $16,000.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
On behalf of all university students, thank you to all the people who do give back, it really does make a difference.

I would like to remove my name from that list please.

Either:
a. You go to a school with no endowment (community college?)
b. You pay extra tuition to make up for what your school's endowment would normally cover
c. You're an ungrateful bastard.

 

[Martin]

Still in school, but I don't see myself doing it.