[Beliavsky]

From the DevBootCamp web site:

"We offer a $500 scholarship if you're female, a veteran of the U.S. Military, or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander)."

Isn't charging someone more because of their race or sex is illegal? That's what a "scholarship" for only certain groups amounts to.

[pessimizer]

You should sue. You'll probably win.

edit: Your victory will insure that underrepresented groups and veterans get the same treatment as everyone else, and depending on the jurisdiction, it could get you $2500 or more if you were discriminated against. Some people go from club to club trying to find 'ladies' nights' and suing. They always win.

Or you could not do that, and account for it by the fact that being an underrepresented group or a veteran isn't a net benefit in society.

[kaonashi]

Are you suggesting that this puts white males at a disadvantage in the software industry?

[Beliavsky]

It's different because the school itself is providing the "scholarship", which is the same as a white/Asian/male surcharge. It is legal for a non-profit to provide race-specific scholarships, which is what the United Negro College Fund does. But I don't think businesses are allowed to set prices based on race or sex.

[Beliavsky]

I don't need to answer that question. The general principle is that businesses are not allowed to customers different prices for the same product based on race or sex.

[kaonashi]

The base price is the same; some just aren't eligible for a scholarship. How is this different than any other scholarship?

[floofighter]

Good to know hacker news can reliably get to the heart of the matter: How does this affect white men?

[ForHackernews]

Yeah, that $500 is really a huge difference on $12,000 tuition, too.