Two years ago, Boston College created Messina College, a unique program offering first-generation, high-financial-need students a two-year associate’s degree with a pathway to the 4-year college.
But last month, an article from the college’s student newspaper, The Heights, reported that another program at the Messina College campus, the Foundations Program, was offering “back-door admission” to a few wealthy, connected applicants.
The student journalists said some students had been rejected by Boston College before an admissions counselor reached out to ask whether they wanted to attend the Foundations Program…