I used to work at a Community College that gave out a ton of financial aid. The college was very generous to low income, elderly, disabled, immigrations, etc. Basically if you needed financial help, the college bent over backwards. A couple semesters ago, this girl went shopping - BEATS headphones, photo printer, school sweatshirts, graphing calculator, the works. I ring up the stuff - about 400+500 bucks. She looked me straight in the eyes, dug through her Coach Bag for her ID. "I gots financial aid. I don't have to pay this. Financial Aid money pays for all the shit for my classes. " When she learned beats weren't covered, (sje could only buy a $15 pair if she was taking a foreign language). ll that stuff ended up on the floor as she stormed out. Financial Aid and having a hissy fit because she can't buy beats with government aid. I would guess at least half "I gots financial aid'" people drop after only a semester or two.