Sliding Scale Info

USING THE SLIDING SCALE

Equity-based tuition considerations

Consider contributing MORE on the scale if you:

• have the ability to comfortably meet all of your basic needs

• belong to a sponsoring organization or are employed full-time

• have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money

• travel recreationally

• have access to family money and resources in times of need

• work part-time by choice

• own the home you live in

• have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.)

Consider contributing LESS on the scale if you:

• have difficulty covering basic expenses

• are supporting children or have other dependents

• have significant debt

• have medical expenses not covered by insurance

• are an elder with limited financial support

• are an unpaid community organizer

• have unstable housing and/or limited access to reliable transportation

• have not taken a vacation or time off due to the financial burden