“Where
we’ve come to is a greater recognition that maybe we weren’t living up
to what we thought we were doing,” Ms. Hill told me. Simply announcing
that the college offered scholarships wasn’t enough to persuade students
to apply. The college began working harder to recruit top students from
all backgrounds and also increased its financial-aid budget, even when
it meant saying no to other exciting ways to spend money.
we’ve come to is a greater recognition that maybe we weren’t living up
to what we thought we were doing,” Ms. Hill told me. Simply announcing
that the college offered scholarships wasn’t enough to persuade students
to apply. The college began working harder to recruit top students from
all backgrounds and also increased its financial-aid budget, even when
it meant saying no to other exciting ways to spend money.
“Talented,
low-income kids are out there, and talented middle-income kids are out
there,” she said. “But the problem for schools is when you admit one of
those kids, you forgo $50,000 a year that you could use for other
things.”
low-income kids are out there, and talented middle-income kids are out
there,” she said. “But the problem for schools is when you admit one of
those kids, you forgo $50,000 a year that you could use for other
things.”