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Boston University to shift more aid to needy students

Boston Globe

September 23, 2008

The university will scale back a 35-year-old merit scholarship program for Boston public high school graduates and devote larger sums to city graduates who need it most. The changes are in response to lukewarm interest among Boston public high school graduates who qualify for the university's Boston Scholars Program but often choose to attend other colleges. All the while, some Boston public graduates who do not meet the criteria for the scholarship program attend BU by taking on loads of debt.

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