Ask college administrators about what sets this generation of current and aspiring college students apart and they'll quickly bring up their volunteer spirit. An estimated three-quarters of high school students do some volunteering. But while college admissions offices like to see service work from applicants, they've rarely rewarded it with financial aid. But longer-term, service-based merit aid looks like an idea with momentum. Colleges are catching up to the interests of an especially civic-minded generation of students, building curricula around service-learning and eager to attract the most ambitious students. Read more at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6190587.html

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