Word: aides
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Behind the heritage hoopla is the newfound ease with which family connections can be traced, often with the aid of computers. Millions of federal records can be found in Washington's National Archives and Records Administration and its 13 regional branches. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, contains billions of names, with thousands more added each month by 75 research teams microfilming records all over the world. In 2000, visitors to Ellis Island will have computer access to all passenger lists of ships bringing immigrants to New York Harbor...
First, there needs to be a discussion of financial aid in general. The goal of financial aid is to allow students with the necessary strengths, but without the necessary funds, to have the opportunity of going to college. This split the collegiate population into three groups. The first split is the easiest to see. It is between those who are sufficiently well off to pay tuition and those who are not. The second split is a little murkier. It is between those who are below a certain income level and receive loans and a job and have the rest covered...
...your dreams? Regardless of whether you are dreaming of social work, academia or becoming an entrepreneur, your loans may be what send you towards more lucrative careers like investment banking or consulting. It has even been proposed that the choice of major (or concentration) can be affected by financial aid, with those on financial aid choosing more "practical" degrees...
Although financial aid news from the outside world seemed to be shaking Harvard's ivory tower, the near 80 percent yield for the class of 2002 seemed to put the issue to rest. With a record-high yield, the argument seems to go, our financial aid policy does not need to change. But there is a fundamental flaw to this argument. Students who fall into the second and especially the third financial aid categories may simply decide, like my friends, that the cost of a Harvard education outweighs its benefits and may not even apply. However, while the middle...
While Harvard is clearly not prepared simply to halve or eliminate tuition, it seems reasonable that it can significantly improve financial aid packages without considerable financial consequences. It has been reported that Harvard's extra hours in the financial aid office this spring allowed them to woo graduating high school seniors with individual deals. Why not simply be open and fair and help all students with a more generous financial aid plan, generating both gratitude (a good quality in alumni) and good publicity...