I think the article mostly repeats things that are rather obvious to most people involved directly in the college battles, yet it’s nicely written. Except, of course, it understates the amount…
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Definitely understates the amounts. A full tuition scholarship for an OOS colleges is a lot more than $100,000.
They also ignore the fact that higher grades increase the chances of being admitted to full need met colleges. These may not save a lot of money, or any money at all, for wealthy families, , but for a kid from a family making less than $100,000 a year, it not only saves a lot, but these kids are provided many additional services and academic opportunities which they could not otherwise have had.
[ Soap Box] It is again this tendency to look at college as something that is primarily for for upper middle class families and wealthier, while, at the same time, assume that all poor kids are attending college for free because of financial aid.
Financial aid is also usually dependent on GPA, and this author treats financial aid as though it is something that poor kids get automatically, rather than something that they may get only if they otherwise qualify academically.
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As an aside, the author is ignoring another fact - only some colleges are increasing merit aid. at the most prestigious colleges, merit aid has been cut or never existed.
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