In spite of the tone of some articles, there’s going to be a much smaller national impact than people realize of recent financial aid changes announced at a few Ivy League schools. We’ve already suggested that there’s a real chance of a backlash here with hopeful parents being handed a nasty surprise when they face the reality of financial aid packages at 95% (or more) of the nation’s colleges and universities. The endowment simply isn’t there to support the kind of massive discounting being carried out at few Top Tier universities.
This may get uglier before it gets better…
Get more information from… What largess at Ivy League schools means for financial aid — baltimoresun.com
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