Rich Kids Are Still Getting Merit Scholarships

High school counselors who have examined awards from many colleges say that only a few dozen extremely generous schools are making sure that every student who needs financial help gets enough scholarships to attend. Meanwhile, a growing number of schools and states are awarding scholarships to students from wealthy families. Some of the wealthy students are receiving "merit" awards because of their top grades or test scores, but counselors say they are increasingly seeing run-of-the-mill but wealthy students receive "merit" awards, too. Read more at:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2008/04/28/some-rich-students-merit-financial-aid.html

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[JD]

Is there an article about this that furthers the story? I don't see a link.