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Every student deserves to attend a college that challenges them.
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NYTimes - Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nationâs best colleges, which contributes to widening economic inequality, economists say.
NYTimes - Supreme Court to Hear Case on Affirmative Action
This week, the Supreme Court is to hear the case of Abigail Fisher, who said she was rejected by a university because she is white, drawing new attention to affirmative actionâs constitutionality.
NYTimes - Opinion | Rethinking Affirmative Action
Supporters of affirmative action still have a legal path open to them: giving preference based on socioeconomic status.
NYTimes - Poor Students Struggle as Class Plays a Greater Role in Success
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
www.nytimes.com - How Students of Different Incomes Apply for College A new study found that a majority of high-achieving high school seniors from low-income families did not apply to any selective colleges.
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Applying to Multiple Colleges Is Not a Matter of Choice
Applications require fees, as do the test results many colleges still request.
Some fees can be waived in various ways.
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Staying Local...
Attending a far-off college means the necessity of living on campus rather than at home, always a pricier proposition.
It means expensive travel arrangements.
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Some gifted poor students fail to apply to more selective colleges because they aren’t aware of their existence.