Boston Globe-Article About Merit Aid

drb
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:24:13 +0000

“It is far from clear to me how society is better off when scarce financial aid resources are diverted from the neediest students to those who are not needy by any measure, simply to redistribute high scoring students among our institutions.”

It is puzzling that Bacow does not acknowledge that the the quality of the student peer population is as important to the collegiate experience as the professors, physical plant, athletic teams, etc (if not more so). As such, redistribution of high scoring students is exactly what any institution (private or public) that aims to improve the quality of this experience should seek.