Times Log

Tuesday: I really enjoyed the article about wealthier students being looked at more favorably by colleges. While colleges claim that admitting more students that can pay the full price, they can also admit more that need scholarships. However, "the inevitable result is that needier students will be shifted down to less expensive and less prestigious institutions." Given the current economic crisis, I wasn't surprised to see this article. It will be interesting to see how the statistics of admissions vary next year. For instance, although colleges will probably accept more students that can pay the full rate, how many students could this possibly be? I mean, more and more people are affected by the economy everyday so less and less families are going to be in that group of "wealthier students" that can pay a full college tuition. My guess is that next year each state will see a dramatically higher rate of in-state admissions versus out of state due to the faltering economy.