Ivy League generosity is luring brightest away from Oxbridge
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_a ... 090665.ece
A record number of talented British teenagers are snubbing Oxbridge and applying to Ivy League universities, lured by more substantial American bursaries. Students from families whose household income is £90,000 qualify for financial assistance at Harvard. It also recently raised its threshold for free tuition and board for the poorest students.