[OCcardinal]

“If you look at the band from 3.75 GPA to 4.0, there are a lot of students here that pay nothing,” he said. “We lose money on every one.”

What a dumb statement. Maybe they should stop admitting students with good grades?

Or rather stop giving generous merit scholarships to students with good academics.  When my kids were applying to college I was shocked with how much $$ some schools pay to induce academically strong students to matriculate. If you are a national merit semifinalist applying to Stanford, Admissions is like "meh, that's not going to do much to get you admitted." By contrast, Arizona residents who are national merit semi finalists pay no tuition at Arizona.  Even at USC, national merit semifinalists automatically get their tuition cut in half (with a chance at a full scholarship).

[OCcardinal]

“If you look at the band from 3.75 GPA to 4.0, there are a lot of students here that pay nothing,” he said. “We lose money on every one.”

What a dumb statement. Maybe they should stop admitting students with good grades?

Or rather stop giving generous merit scholarships to students with good academics.  When my kids were applying to college I was shocked with how much $$ some schools pay to induce academically strong students to matriculate. If you are a national merit semifinalist applying to Stanford, Admissions is like "meh, that's not going to do much to get you admitted." By contrast, Arizona residents who are national merit semi finalists pay no tuition at Arizona.  Even at USC, national merit semifinalists automatically get their tuition cut in half (with a chance at a full scholarship).