Good news about college trumped by bad news - thomas d. elias, Mercury News

There's good news and bad news on the higher education front in California these days, but so far the bad news is trumping the good. It's not just the lower number of slots available on the state's university campuses. There will be more demand for financial aid, too, because higher numbers of eligible students also mean higher numbers of needy students applying. So long as admissions remain "need-blind" (conducted without regard to applicants' finances), a larger pool of applicants will always translate to a need for more scholarships.