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...senior this year at Central High School inPueblo, Munoz is a perfect example of a "shoutingdistance" success story...
Three years ago, Munoz's father was laid offand then worked various temporary jobs. Withoutsignificant financial assistance, the Munoz familywould not be able to pay the sky-high costsrequired even after financial aid at some schools...
...Munoz says Stanford was originally herpreferred pick, but it refused to budge on itsnot-generous-enough offer. When Munoz visitedHarvard Yard over Easter break, she fell in love.Her family sat down with financial aid officerSally E. Champagne in Byerly Hall to see if heraid offer could be raised...
...Munoz was not alone in needing more thanprestige to accept Harvard's offer. High schoolcounselors surveyed earlier this spring agreedthat though name value is a big factor in collegechoice, it is not the only factor...
...trick to beating this kind of scholarship,as Harvard officials discovered in Munoz's case,seems to be providing enough aid to bring Harvardwithin "shouting distance" of the competing offerand then let prestige do the rest. But prestige byitself just can't compete...