CC mentioned in April 6, 2009 TIME magazine:"The Financial Aid Game"

[cafesimone]

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On the discussion forum CollegeConfidential.com, a February thread debating whether applying for aid will hurt a student’s chances of getting admitted has been viewed nearly 25,000 times. At Skidmore, one figure suggests the answer is yes: students of color, who disproportionately applied for financial aid, made up a higher percentage of this year’s applicant pool than last year’s. But reflecting “the demands of financial aid,” says Bates, they make up only 24% of the admitted pool this year, in contrast to 28% last year. “You’ve always been in an advantaged position to be rich and smart,” says Morton Schapiro, a higher-education economist and the president of Williams College, which does not consider financial need in admissions. “Now you’re at an even greater advatage.” If so, then you can chalk up one more casualty of the financial crisis: diversity on campus."

Written by Laura Fitzpatrick </p>

<p>I have the hard copy of this week’s TIME magazine in front of me but not a link to an online edition. I thought the article was a bit lacking, only focusing on the effects of the financial crisis but completely failing to mention that this year has been one of the easiest on lower-income students, with many schools introducing new financial aid programs these past two years.</p>

[driscol]

<p>[Colleges</a> Face a Financial-Aid Crunch - TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1887867-1,00.html]Colleges”>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1887867-1,00.html)</p>

<p>The quoted section is on page 3.</p>

[cafesimone]

<p>Thanks driscol!</p>