Antioch College's free tuition offer attracts 2,500

Dayton, Ohio, Daily News

February 12, 2012

Antioch College's offer for free tuition has drawn national attention and enough interest in one day to temporarily crash the school's website. The newly independent college expects to have about 2,500 completed applications for next year's class of 75 by the time the Feb. 15 deadline to apply hits. All those granted admission will get free tuition. But all the publicity has spread some misconceptions about what the college is trying to achieve, said President Mark Roosevelt. "It really is a fellowship," Roosevelt said. "The conditions for receiving it are not only academic capacity, but dedication to see it through."

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