Monday, June 4, 2012
Justin
Combs worked hard to maintain a 3.75 GPA at Rochelle Iona Prep School
while becoming a star player on the football field, so like any other
student with his grades and athletic ability, he was awarded a full
scholarship worth $54,000 a year to UCLA. And it caused a huge
controversy….but why?
Folks are beyond outraged that UCLA awarded Justin Combs a full ride because his father, Diddy, is worth over $500 million dollars. Meanwhile UCLA, which awards an estimated 285 full athletic scholarships a year to outstanding athletes, defended their decision to award Justin the scholarship saying that the scholarship is not based on ‘financial need’ nor is it funded by the State:
Folks are beyond outraged that UCLA awarded Justin Combs a full ride because his father, Diddy, is worth over $500 million dollars. Meanwhile UCLA, which awards an estimated 285 full athletic scholarships a year to outstanding athletes, defended their decision to award Justin the scholarship saying that the scholarship is not based on ‘financial need’ nor is it funded by the State:
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