<p>wow -- only the NYT would mangle statistics so badly to garner a headline. </p>
<p>Lemme see: ~32% did not attend their first choice college. BUT, less than half of them were accepted, so we really have ~16% of total Frosh choosing to go elsewhere. But, wait: less than a third of those, or ~5% of the total Frosh class, chose to go elsewhere due to financial reasons. Only FIVE % of the total frosh class chose to go elsewhere for financial reasons. And this a headline makes?</p>