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...percent make $40,000 a year or less, the income of 38 percent of the country’s families, according to the Census Bureau. And, assuming that all students who make $40,000 or less apply for aid, only 9 percent of the College falls into this lower bracket...
Five years ago, Amherst revamped its financial aid options in a pitch to attract a more socioeconomically diverse pool of applicants. After noting the psychological power of promising away debts, the college eliminated loans for low-income students. Amherst also tries to attract that bracket by offering two “opportunity weekends,” or paid visits for about 200 admitted students who couldn’t otherwise afford to make the trip...
...playing football during the exam period for schools with pre-Christmas finals. But, as the article cites, the same situation exists for the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, and the Ivy Council of Presidents has no problem sending the league champion off to compete in that playoff bracket...
Freshman Cindy Chu and Pillinger both dropped their round of 128 match-ups in three, hard-fought sets. Pillinger, however, proceeded to make up for her disappointing loss in the tournament’s consolation bracket, where she captured first place...
Nguyen also entered the doubles bracket with junior Martin Wetzel, but Cerretani ended his run there as well, pairing with Adil Shamasdin to defeat the Harvard...