Interesting take.
I’m guessing (but don’t know) a lot of the federal funding things, CDC, etc. make need aware better for them. My guess is they don’t want to pay big - and free tuition is big - so I could be wrong. But maybe the person who qualifies for $15K in need is better than the one promised free tuition or even a full ride.
So I’d expect the % getting need (already low) to go down. On the flipside, I still think school’s want diversity - racial, socioeconomic - so if they can find DEI kids not under the guise of DEI - that’s where they will spend their money - just my thought.
So yes, to middle class (with $200K being so) and parents willing to strain their future (or their kids) over over spending for a big name - which so many do. The school’s don’t care if they wreck a family financially - they’re in business and all these schools are competing for revenues.
Conservative - I don’t think so - but perhaps - perhaps the thought is if the student body is shaped politically to the right, it will be easier for the future in dealing with conservative governments. Expression - on all sides - which makes college a place to learn and grow. I hope they aren’t thinking this way and I wouldn’t think they are, but in today’s world, you never know.
Thanks