UH Students Turning to Sugar Daddies To Pay for School?

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Scholarships and financial aid don’t always cut it. 

So, when it comes to paying for tuition, some students at the University of Hawaii are getting creative. 

According to SeekingArrangement.com — the world’s largest “Sugar Daddy” website — the UH is one of the country’s fastest growing “Sugar Baby” schools. 

That’s right — a growing percentage of female UH students “are turning to the ‘Sugar Baby Lifestyle’ to fund their education,” says the press release. About 219 percent more UH female students have signed up on the website since 2012.

Sugar daddies are rich, older men who shower lavish gifts on young women, or sugar babies, in exchange for their companionship. 

Brandon Wade, founder and CEO of SeekingArrangement.com, said,

“While some may argue that these women are just using men for their own personal gain, I believe that they are proactive in pursuing a higher education.” 

Nearly half (44 percent) of the website’s population is comprised of college students. Other schools that made the list include Georgia State University, New York University and Temple University.

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Photo courtesy of SeekingArrangement.com

— Alia Wong

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