Beware the college aid scam
College financial aid is based on what the customer can pay -- not financial need or academic excellence, writes Kevin Carey in Slate. It's a "sham." He tells the tale of two cousins with similar high school records: "Ethan," with parents earning more than $200,000 a year was offered more financial aid than "Ashley," who was raised by a low-earning single mother. . . . In December, Ursinus had offered Ethan a “Gateway Scholarship” of $35,000 to offset the college’s listed pri