http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/12/11/harvard-takes-another-step-closer-to-tuition-free/ A posting every day; an interesting idea every three months... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:42:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/12/11/harvard-takes-another-step-closer-to-tuition-free/comment-page-1/#comment-62442 jonas Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:59:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/12/11/harvard-takes-another-step-closer-to-tu#comment-62442 They'll never eliminate tuition because if they did they would have to get rid of legacy and alumni would be in revolt. Furthermore Harvard and all the Ivies and prep schools have to balance the desire to get youths from all quarters, while making sure that they have access to the elite. Part of the idea is that you bring in poor kids so that they can develop relationships with the rich and work their way into the elite. If the admissions system became purely merit-based, the rich would not get in and the poor would be networking among the poor. That doesn't really further Harvard's objectives much... They’ll never eliminate tuition because if they did they would have to get rid of legacy and alumni would be in revolt. Furthermore Harvard and all the Ivies and prep schools have to balance the desire to get youths from all quarters, while making sure that they have access to the elite. Part of the idea is that you bring in poor kids so that they can develop relationships with the rich and work their way into the elite. If the admissions system became purely merit-based, the rich would not get in and the poor would be networking among the poor. That doesn’t really further Harvard’s objectives much…

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/12/11/harvard-takes-another-step-closer-to-tuition-free/comment-page-1/#comment-61571 Marshall Hughes Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:21:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/12/11/harvard-takes-another-step-closer-to-tu#comment-61571 This is funny. I remember back in High School a guy in the grade ahead of me got accepted to Princeton. I recall congratulating him and his Dad at some school picnic and I distinctly remember his Dad's words. "It's wonderful that he got in, now we have to figure out a way to pay for it all." I think back then, $18,000 (1/10 $180,000) was the going tuition. This is funny. I remember back in High School a guy in the grade ahead of me got accepted to Princeton. I recall congratulating him and his Dad at some school picnic and I distinctly remember his Dad’s words.
“It’s wonderful that he got in, now we have to figure out a way to pay for it all.”
I think back then, $18,000 (1/10 $180,000) was the going tuition.

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