The Harvard Financial Aid Initiative — which waives parental contributions for families with annual income of $60,000 or less — has made it easier for students from families of modest means to attend, but those students face a host of challenges in adjusting to life at Harvard.
By focusing on the story of one student, reporter Lois E. Beckett ’09 explores the issue in this three-part series from the Harvard Crimson.
Part 1: Learning to Live by Harvard’s Rules
