(Mobile formatting sorry) My girlfriend and I are both seniors in high school. Today she got a letter from a small, state university. The letter said she received a substantial scholarship that would cover all expenses, as well as allow her to study abroad for free. I was so excited for her, but she didn’t really care. She said the small, state school is not her first choice. I tried to convince her that it might be worth going to her backup university with this scholarship on the table now, but she said that she is set on going to the larger, better-known state school. This is where the problem arises, the larger university offered her no scholarships and didn’t admit her to the honors program, so going to the university will set her back $25k a year. I asked her how she could just pass up a free ride, and she told me that her family already offered to pay for college, so the price wouldn’t matter to her. I asked her how she could just think this way. I explained that I have to pay for my university, and furthermore, some people can’t even afford to go to university in the first place. She immediately got defensive, and said “well my parents were smart with their money.” I cut her off and asked “are you implying that my parents weren’t smart with their money?” She said, “ I never said that. You’re treating me like a spoiled brat, and that not what I am.” I told her, “yes. You are spoiled.” She said she didn’t want to talk anymore tonight. Am I The Asshole for calling her spoiled???

TL;DR - girlfriend passed up on substantial scholarship, claiming parents would pay for college. I called her a spoiled brat. 