A Matchmaker for Elite Colleges

A national program wants to expand options for high-achieving, low-income students

Jake Araujo, Monica Colunga, and Zacharias McClendon all excelled in high school, but, like many students from low-income families, they figured they could not afford to attend the nation's top colleges.

Mr. Araujo did not even consider applying to college outside his home state of Oregon, particularly after his father lost his job.

Ms. Colunga, who emigrated from Mexico six years ago,

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