“While I find the idea of offering money to the rich gross, if they were offered merit money by admissions, financial need may not have been taken into account.”

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J.Lo didn’t explicitly say whether her kids had accepted the scholarship offers.

“Literally my first thought reading that was ‘wtf do JLO’s CHILDREN need scholarships for ????’” someone questioned, while another user echoed, “Wtf do they need scholarships for? Pay for those kids tuition.”

“Nothing makes me happier than seeing scarce scholarship money go to the children of celebrities! Its important we support families who might otherwise struggle to access educational opportunities,” one person sarcastically wrote.

“Gross brag. Read the room,” one user said. “This is not the flex she thinks it is,” another user wrote before adding, “I mean, congrats to her kids. They sound like bright, well-adjusted kids? But in this announcement, I would be adding that they declined the scholarships.”

“Bragging about your kids getting into college is something everyone does. But to be as rich as she is [and] to get scholarships and brag about it is so out of touch. All scholarships should have an income cutoff FFS,” one more comment read.

“Merit-based scholarships are meant to incentivize students to select that college, so that the college then benefits from having the brightest minds in attendance,” one person pointed out, while another user said, “certain schools automatically give money purely based of test scores or GPA.”

“Before snarking on the scholarships, please consider that students can be awarded scholarships without ever applying for them,” one more person echoed.

Some Reddit comments have been slightly edited for length or clarity.