Word: aides
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Although students shouldn't be ashamed to receive financial aid, it is sensitive and the office should have been more discreet," said Manisha S. Shetty '00. "Just scrolling through the list is violating confidentiality...
...found that if you improve in the rankings by one position, you will see more students apply, a smaller fraction admitted and a higher yield from the students accepted," Ehrenberg said. "You also have higher average SAT scores and can get away with giving less financial aid...
...increase in the rankings by one place can causes a school's admit rate to decrease by 0.399 percent, its yield to increase by 0.171 percent, and its average SAT score to increase by 2.777 points. Schools that rise in the rankings also offer slightly less generous financial aid packages...
Indeed, Harvard has seen a steady decline in its admit rate over the past several years despite minor fluctuations in rank. The College also introduced major increases in financial aid last year, despite being ranked first by U.S. News...
...aid in that effort, here's a look at how companies in three industries are faring in the wired economy...