My son just told me that he asked about merit-based scholarships at a local college in Minnesota, paid for by Minnesota taxpayers—not private. They told him they were solely diversity-based and sent him away from student financial services. He told his academic advisor about it, and the advisor instructed financial services to give him the application and links for these merit-based scholarships. When he went to pick up the information, they almost threw it at him, refused to tell him the deadlines, and gave him bad links. @HarmeetKDhillon @LeoTerrellDOJ I pay outrageous taxes in this state. I'm definitely not rich, and the taxes have put me at nearly poverty level. My son has a 3.9 GPA from a private college, which he has transferred from, and a 3.8 from a private local high school.