<p>Bluedog, your opinions are always appreciated. Just to clarify, I was making a rather controversial statement when I said that Duke should improve financial aid for the middle class. I know it sounds bad, but I feel like Duke should target some of its merit scholarships etc. towards middle class students even at the expense of the most disadvantaged. I made this admittedly radical suggestion because the poorest applicants are effectively the richest at schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton. They don’t need to pay a dime to attend and therefore cost is not a consideration for them. A scholarship for someone who doesn’t ‘need’ one is absolutely redundant. Why not target the people who could actually use the money instead?</p>