I don't answer the phone when UConn calls. Or Kansas. Or BC. Or Maryland. Loyola New Orleans doesn't call, since my wife transferred to BC. Those are the five schools we attended.
Endowments grew large at many schools in an era where people were able to relatively quickly earn more than college cost them. Today, you've got student loans crippling people for a decade after school. Then they've got kids perhaps, a mortgage etc. In my case, with a soon to be 13 year old daughter, even though I make good money, I don't want her saddled with student loans, so I have to find a way to come up with what will probably be at least $200,000. Do you really think I want to send money to a school that will turn around and give some of it to somebody else to lessen their burden? No chance. I give to charities, to help those truly in need or cure diseases etc. I don't trust these schools to wisely determine where the money goes, not at all.