Duke University Offers Full Ride For Low-income Students
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University on Saturday became the latest elite college to announce a major boost in financial aid. But like even some of its wealthiest peers, it isn’t going so far as to guarantee all its students will graduate debt-free.
December 14th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Very important article. Imagine if youth from poor families, and their teachers and their counselors, knew about, and understood the vast difference such information would make in the lives of thousands of students. Bright students are now told by ignorant, biased, and jealous counselors that they cannot go to the top colleges. This is a lie! If I had had this kind of opportunity, and information when I was in the 8th grade it would have completely changed my life.
Students should be told by ads and commercials on TV about this opportunity. Ads show run all the time during their favorite programs. Ads should placed in Facebook and Myspace on a permanent basis. The colleges (and Bill Gates) can afford these ads, and it just makes sense.