My mom showed me this announcement earlier this week, and it made me so happy. Why can't more schools do this?
Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H.. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/
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That is so sweet!! This totally could've been me:)That's amazing of them to do, thanks for posting it!
ReplyDeleteI read this too! how awesome is that?! also, in an odd side note, I have a friend who just signed with Harvard on a football scholarship...crazy huh?
ReplyDeleteThats so cool. By the way I am honored to be in the picture on your blog!
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