April 23, 2008 - 12:00am
By Rob Fishman
These last few years have seen a sea change in higher education, from an emphasis on attracting not only the best and the brightest, but more recently, the best, brightest, and least well off. In light of these trends, Cornell is beset on both sides by competitive pressures: on the one hand, from traditional measures of selectivity like those published in the U.S. News and World Report magazine, and on the other hand, by the new emphasis on generous financial aid packages.