| Financial aid is probably one of the best things that | | | | perfect SAT score, could not afford a college degree |
| could happen to students who cannot afford to attend | | | | and was never given a chance, is unethical, immoral |
| the college simply because they do not have the | | | | and insensitive. |
| financial means to do so. However, a recent study | | | | Most of the financial aid given by universities is based |
| showed that colleges are deviating from their pattern | | | | on merit. In a research done by Hossler and Zipskin of |
| of offering financial aid from students who really need | | | | Indiana University, it was claimed that “institutional |
| the financial aid to those who do not. | | | | financial aid may be going disproportionately to |
| The main aim of the financial aid is to help the students | | | | students who are more likely to persist overall.” |
| that need the money to continue with their studies. But | | | | Also, the students that really need financial aid are said |
| nowadays, the number of need based financial aid has | | | | to perform better in their academics than those who |
| significantly dropped due to the merit based financial | | | | did not need financial aid. This is because they have to |
| aid. | | | | keep up with a brilliant grade point average because |
| Students who have a perfect SAT score and a | | | | otherwise they might not be further considered for |
| strong academic background are usually given the | | | | financial aid. So they work more and harder because |
| financial aid regardless of whether they can afford it | | | | they know if the financial aid is not offered they might |
| or not. And many times the students who get financial | | | | not be able to continue their studies. Further, we must |
| aid based on merit can afford it, and are still preferred | | | | be careful or government grants for needy families |
| over the needy students. Merit based aid is normally | | | | may follow the same suit and are currently running the |
| used to draw remarkable students that would prove | | | | risk of shifting purely to merit based awards rather |
| to be an asset for the institution. | | | | than taking student needs into account. |
| This behavior is not only applied by the top notch | | | | The purpose of financial aid is to help the |
| private institutions but also by the public colleges as | | | | disadvantaged, and we have to keep this purpose in |
| well. The entire point of providing access to education | | | | mind before giving away the aid. |
| to students who cannot afford it is being defied by this | | | | If you're stuck and need some help finding good |
| rule. To offer financial aid to a student just because he | | | | information online try using for finding the latest |
| might bring fame to the college even if he can afford | | | | information on financial aid to help you when you need |
| the tuition, over a student who was did not have the | | | | it most. |