Originally Posted by Val
[quote=DeeDee]But Mom and Dad went to fancy schools, and Child had to. So they called up Collage A, which was somewhere around the low end of the Tier 1 schools, negotiated a donation in exchange for admission, and presto! He got in. frown And no, the kid did not suddenly shine in college.

In today's metaphyical lesson, we learn that money can be used to purchase services.

State schools give free rides to students who have no interest in otherwise attending them. I went to the school that offered me the best deal. In my case, it was a free education and room and board.

How is this different? It's just compensation at the other end of the spectrum.