Graduates: Do you donate money to your alma mater? (school, best, assistant)

[Raven1976]

No way... They never helped me get a job, everything was expensive, and I still owe on the loan.

[brocco]

Yes, but not a lot. I will donate more when I'm no longer paying off my loans lol. I would have never been able to go to the school I did without alumni donations, so I am thankful and would like to help give the same opportunity to others.

[Pitt Chick]

Yes.
They gave me a free education; it's the least I can do!

[Synergy1]

No. Never

Why?

[cpg35223]

No. Short of the New Guinea tapeworm, I can't imagine a more bloodsucking thing on the planet than my former alma mater given how much money I had to pay them.

Now, their endowment is larger than the GDP of some small nations. Yet perky students continue to call me and plead for donations, even though I've threatened to sic the dogs on them. They must have figured out that I don't own any dogs. I guess the only thing left to do is file a restraining order.

[teachbeach]

Yes, I give~modestly. I tell them to send the forms to me in June and I'll make my contribution at that time. Don't call me.

[MarysPoppins]

No.
The way I look at it I gave to them for 4 years.

Same for grad school.

Funny thing, they keep finding me wherever I move (a lot and all over). The letters asking for $$ come in the mail regularly along with the campus BRAG publication.

Note to self: never read it when you are unemployed, depressed, or underemployed.

[cpg35223]

If I am ever in a shipwreck and marooned on a desert island, I am pretty sure the people who find me won't be the Coast Guard or the navy, but the alumni office.

[evilnewbie]

I paid them for the education... why would I pay them for no reason at all?

[HurricaneDC]

I'll probably donate to my specific college or something. What I'll never donate much to is my private high school. Their tuition per year is more than my state's NON-RESIDENT tuition for medical school. If that can't cover their operating costs...