I also find that with the $2,710 earnings students are expected to save for tuition, that even if we were basing this amount on students summerly earnings itself, it would be biased, because in either event it does not accommodate for those students who have been on their own and had to pay for rent/food out of the money they did earn while attempting to save this amount. So expecting to save $2710 with an approximate low-income cut-off line of $12000/year or $1000/month …would assume that students living on their own would have to have made about $6710 (AFTER TAXES) in the 16 weeks prior just to live at the poverty line and save the additional cash they are expected to in the process. I just find it biased to assume all students would have the luxury of living with their parents and have this amount considered as just direct savings to start with.