“By upholding the SIC, Yale tells me I don’t deserve the same academic opportunities as my wealthy, white peers.'
Yale University extends need-based scholarships to students who qualify to ease the financial burden of tuition costs. But, some students argued that help often doesn’t go far enough, camping out on campus for multiple days to draw attention to their cause.
While it ultimately disbanded on Sunday evening, the group has no plans to end their campaign to pressure the university to eliminate the Student Effort, colloquially known as the Student Income Contribution . “In choosing to attend Yale, students choose to invest in their own education and future,” the university said. “Yale offers admission to students carefully and with purpose, and then invests in those students with financial aid. Yale asks that students and families invest in this education as well.”
The standard Student Effort for the 2018-2019 school year for first-year students was $4,450 and $5,950 for upper-level students. Upper-level students who have particularly high financial need had a lower Student Effort, which was $4,950. Those from high-need families also receive a $2,000 “start-up fund” their first year and $600 each subsequent year.
For Hannah Lee, a junior who is also one of the campaign’s organizers, the Student Effort forced her to take “paid grunt work” positions at research labs instead of being able to move forward with her own research projects like her peers. “Yale is one of the wealthiest universities in the world. The SIC is a matter of priorities, not finances,” Schmitt told Newsweek. “We firmly believe that Yale can afford to cover the SIC without reducing the number of financial aid scholarships.”
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