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Hearing two primary things -- first of all, we've been hearing students are kind of surprised, shocked, outraged that g.w.'s policy is in fact need-aware. from current students to prospective students to alumni, they were all under the impression that g.w. was need-blind. the second thing we're hearing is really a sense of distrust. student association leaders that i've spoken with, alumni who say that they're not sure if they'll donate again because they don't know if they can trust g.w. after this scandal and last year when the university was unranked after inflating admissions data. >> sara...

Need-blind really, truly is? >> i think most colleges really are trying to communicate their admissions and financial aid policies accurately. they can be complex things to explain. but i think most of them really are trying to do a good job. i think colleges that can afford to be need-blind are probably clearer about those kinds of policies than ones that aren't. >> is there any kind of oversight to make sure that admissions offices are transparent in how they admit or deny students? >> there's a national association for college admissions. they have a statement of good principles. and accord...

School commits to? >> that's a good question because colleges can be need-blind, meaning that they make all of their admissions decisions without considering how much a student can pay. but there's only really a very small number of colleges that can afford to then meet all of the financial need of the students they do accept. so you can have tuition and, say, full cost of attendance of $50,000 and you have the family can pay $20,000 and there's another $20,000 in financial aid. some colleges will leave that extra $10,000 as a gap. and the student will have to then decide to go to another plac...