<p>Allmusic, the data suggests otherwise. I think Georgia has discovered, to its dismay, that a program designed to boost the number of first generation college students in the state by giving merit aid has had the unfortunate consequence of RAISING, not lowering, the average family income of its students. There is an abudance of high end BMW's and Mercedes on campus; kids who could afford to go elsewhere are sticking around, taking the subsidy, and the only one's hurt by it are the poor students who still can't afford college, and of course, the taxpayers of the state of Georgia.</p>
<p>This income redistribution is a tricky business.</p>