Word: affordability
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...senior outfielder Tom Stack-Babich said of the win. “It’s about getting a little pride.”HARVARD 4, DARTMOUTH 3Having already earned its spot in next week’s Ivy League Championship series, the Big Green could afford to rest some of its regulars in the second game of the day.And Hulse took full advantage of the slightly weakened Dartmouth lineup. The freshman picked up his first collegiate win, giving up just three runs, walking only one batter, and threatening to pitch a complete game.“He?...
...consider students with special circumstances. "The ones who have been appealing right now have been in dire straits," says Bobbi Carpenter, director of financial aid at Virginia's Sweet Briar College. "They don't want to make the $500 deposit knowing they're not going to be able to afford us." (See pictures of the college dorm's evolution...
...many college hopefuls this year, getting in was the easy part. Now comes the real challenge: figuring out where they can afford to go. With enrollment deadlines looming in May, economic uncertainty makes that calculus harder than ever, particularly if a financial-aid package based on a family's circumstances during application time in January now looks woefully inadequate in the wake of a salary cut or layoff. The silver lining? The odds of getting extra aid are good - if you know how to ask for it. (See TIME's special report on paying for college...
...course, finding an aid award unreasonable is different from simply finding it unpleasant. One kind of appeal no college will consider is from families who probably can afford to pay what's being asked of them - but would simply rather spend the money elsewhere. "We want to fund a family's need," says Allen. "We can't afford to fund their want...
...student in microbial sciences, he said that he appreciated the “nice overlap” between his culinary interests and research interests. He mentioned that he likes to buy locally-produced goods, but also that he understood that many Americans might not be able to afford such a luxury. Most of the audience seemed enthused about local food afterwards, swapping stories and recipes and sharing their favorite farmer’s market locations and times. As Davis noted, there has been a “huge increase” in the number of Massachusetts farmers markets...