Move over, student loans. Grants only here.

SocratesPost is always on the frontlines scouring the news for relevant updates in the college admissions landscape. We look for anything that can help shape our understanding of the latest trends in admissions and help our readers see the direction in which we’re moving.

Questions we explored this week:

  • A selective college voted to replace all student loans with grants a.k.a. free money. Which one?
  • This top ten liberal arts college's acceptance rate shot up from 15% to 24%. Where is it?
  • Online college doesn't feel like the college we're used to. Here's a solution from a group of Carnegie Mellon students.

November 17, 2020 — Grinnell
Starting Fall 2021, private liberal arts college in Iowa will replace loans in financial aid packages with grants that do not need to be paid back. New, current, domestic,...

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