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I’d like to see some viable suggestions for schools like Trinity that are teetering >between making necessary financial goals and also getting students who cannot >afford the cost without aid.
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I say this half in jest but auction off 20% of the admission slots 
Assume the candidate meets some minimal acceptable academic standard. That should generate a ton of money for the private college. The other 80% of admissions slots would use need-blind admission.