donating to your alma mater
 

Just worked a 3 hour phone-a-thon tonight in exchange for softball equipment for our team. I'm pretty sure it lost money.

Any thoughts on donating to your alma mater?

I will never give money to my high school (private) because the administration was terrible.

I've given a nominal sum to my undergrad (public) and will likely continue making small donations throughout my life because I had a fantastic experience there.

The only reason I might give money to my law school (private) is if it is required for legacy purposes. Stupid kid insurance ftw.

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I spend 3 hour shifts calling people and asking them for money. Nice side money to screw around with.

I'd give back to PSU. But not a lot.

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Not in a billion years. The University system doesn't have enough of my cash? While I haven't had a bad college experience, it boggles my mind how anyone would voluntarily give money to an institution that actively tries to bleed as much money out of you as possible. If Rutgers ever sends me a letter asking for a donation, I may just crap in an envelope and send it back.

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I think I got stupider in high school so no...

I don't think my university cares very much about me...

If my grad school makes me a ton of [censored] money then fo sho.

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I give $1 per year. Keeps them from bothering me.

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I give $1 per year. Keeps them from bothering me.

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I imagine it keeps you on their list of people that give.

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My girlfriend and I make a joint gift of $1 to our college.

This actually does more good than you think because rankings care about alumni giving rates as an indicator of how people liked it there. Also, this year some rich alumni said he'd donate a million if we reached a certain giving rate that was on the high end of our typical rate.

$1 results in a thank you note and no further calls or mailings, which is another plus.


i worked doing the phonathon when i was in college and we got all sorts of sick bonuses for getting the most credit card donations, total amount, most increases in amount, etc.

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also, will give to my private high school because i loved it there.

as for law school, we'll see.

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Not in a billion years. The University system doesn't have enough of my cash? While I haven't had a bad college experience, it boggles my mind how anyone would voluntarily give money to an institution that actively tries to bleed as much money out of you as possible. If Rutgers ever sends me a letter asking for a donation, I may just crap in an envelope and send it back.

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There lies your problem... i would have NEVER given Rutgers any of my money

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I too, will not be giving money to Rutgers. anyone else?

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I loved princeton while i was there and would love to feel good donating, but the current administration seems to be on a crusade against everything that made me love the place.

I'll donate when the administration turns back around, which may well be never.

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my high school had an amazing alumni network that did amazing things for the students, so i will be donating there.

i am undecided as to whether or not i will donate to georgetown

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prolly not for high school because administration is taking down the drain

def wake forest once i grad law school and get some money

possibly law school depending on how much i make

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I will not give a cent to Maryland. I had an amazing time there but the administration is beyond awful and pissed me off enough to hold a lifetime grudge.

May donate to my law school someday if I have the scratch.

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I would give to the business school I attend. Although it is highly ranked generally, I feel it is under ranked in certain areas. Giving money would help improve the school and opportunities that the smart kids graduating have.

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no way, tons of way way better causes to give $ to

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I don't like my school, my major, my professors or the direction of the University.

I'm paying, at the moment, for our president's quest to become one of the top 5 public research universities in the world. I don't want this, I don't need this.

So, no.

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I would much rather donate to my HS, where they actually need the money and it would actually do some good. To me donating to a college is pretty much like shipping $ to microsoft or something.