Columbia Student Explains What's Wrong About The AP's Article On Ivy League Affordability

Via FlickrEarlier this week, the Associated Press reported that many elite colleges - specifically the Ivy League - are "relative steals for the lucky few who earn admission" due to large endowments and financial aid offerings, a claim that has drawn ire from at least one Ivy League student.

The Columbia Spectator published a column today from junior David Salazar, who goes after the AP and reporter Philip Elliott for incorrectly equating statistics and figures with reality, while calling Ivy League affordability "a trend that I'm convinced [Elliot] has invented."

"As someone who has taken out federal and private loans to pay for Columbia, I will say, even though the excellent financial aid the school gives me is the reason I can attend in the first place, that doesn't translate to little debt-at least not for me," Salazar writes.

Salazar goes on to say that there are several factors that effect a student's debt that potentially matter more than tuition price:

Check out Columbia student David Salazar's full column on student debt here >