February 5, 1999

Changes at Elite Colleges Fuel Intense Competition in Student Aid

By BEN GOSE

Experts expect bidding wars as institutions try to lure top students

After Princeton University announced a year ago that it would begin awarding far more financial aid to students from middle- and low-income families, many of its competitors -- such as Stanford University, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- rushed to increase their own aid

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