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...Keel ’03 said she was “very disappointed” when she found out she would not receive the prize...
Harvard’s Meredith Jameses stand in opposition to students like Amy E. Keel ’04, who hesitated to apply to or attend Harvard solely because of cost. The daughter of two public school teachers, Keel grew up in wealthy Milton, Mass. as the odd family out. “I hated when kids at school would read off long lists of what they got for Christmas,” says Keel. “I never had as much stuff. My mother wanted to have more kids, but we didn’t have enough money...
Although her parents encouraged her to apply to Harvard, Keel was consumed by guilt: “My parents already had $75,000 of debt. I should go to a state school where I could get a decent education. My parents wanted me to go to a good school but I knew it would be too hard on them. Especially since I have a younger brother.” Keel also understood that Harvard’s financial burden would partially fall on her. During high school, Keel worked 14-hour weeks as a baby-sitter and at the library...
...Byerly Hall has been good to Keel. After she was accepted, Keel’s parents negotiated a generous financial aid package with the admissions office. Sally Donahue, director of financial aid, says that “We’ve increased the scholarship budget by about $8 million. In large part it’s driven by the growth in Harvard’s endowment. It’s wonderful.” Donahue adds that since 1998, need-based scholarships have increased $4,000 on average per student...
James and Keel have survived the game of finance: James is wealthy enough to bypass financial aid altogether; Keel is poor enough to get a free ride. Students caught in the middle class, however, often lose out. As Miranda I. Lash ’03 explains, “Financial aid covers those who are extremely poor. And people who are rich obviously don’t need any money. But there is a point in the middle class where you can almost make it to pay, but you can’t pay as much as they expect...