www.cmu.edu/news: Carnegie Mellon University will dramatically increase the accessibility of its transformational educational programs by meeting more of the financial aid need of current and future undergraduate students thanks to a landmark commitment from two of its alumni. Cindy and Tod Johnson have pledged to contribute $50 million to an endowment that supports scholarships, as well as persistence activities that help students stay on their path to graduation.
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This is an astounding gift. Financial aid is a subject I am really close to, without it, I would not be attending Carnegie Mellon. My fear of not being offered enough money rather than not getting in prevented me from applying my senior year of high school and led me down a course that ended in a gap year. I ended up applying in spite of my fear, and the package they offered really worked out for me, but for so many others it doesn’t.
With something like higher education, which society deems so necessary, and is so crucial in even being considered for many jobs, you would think it would be more accessible to lower/middle income families. They make up our working class, after all.
Over the past few years I’ve noticed an effort to assist low income families, focusing scholarship efforts them, those who simply and clearly cannot afford to attend *insert university*. But what about those that can seemingly afford it, but it would put their families in a bad situation for four years? That qualifies as financial need too. So, I am happy to see that this grant will be going toward funding middle-class students as well.
I would love to see free education in the United States, but that’s another conversation. I am glad that Carnegie Mellon alums recognize the value of a CMU education as well as the cost, and I appreciate their contribution greatly, whether it directly impacts me or not.
This article warmed my heart because of how important financial aid is for prospective students. Without the generous financial aid of Carnegie Mellon, I don’t think I would be at the school. As everyone knows, Carnegie is a very expensive school. It definitely discouraged me while I was researching and I have heard the same thing from my peers and prospective students. While I do come from a lower class household, college is expensive for everyone. Even if you come from a richer family, not everyone can cough up thousands upon thousands of dollars every year. Carnegie Mellon, in my case, has been very generous regarding my family situation. But since it’s not that way for everyone, this donation I know will change lives for prospective and current students of every social class. Seeing that the couple are both alumni with an artistic background makes me very happy to see an example of what you can be and how you can give back to contribute to future generations.
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