Three students walk along a brick pathway in a college campus setting; a larger group of students is visible in the background
Five years after a historic $1.8 billion gift from alumnus and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg, Johns Hopkins University has dramatically increased both access and academic excellence. Three students walk along a brick pathway in a college campus setting; a larger group of students is visible in the background Kevin Langbaum / Published Nov 29, 2023 A s'a high school student, Lubna Azmi had a good idea of what she wanted in a college. A campus in a city on the East Coast, for sure. A school that was strong in both majors she was considering-engineering and international studies. For Azmi, who grew up in a working-class immigrant family in Manassas, Virginia, and would be the first in her family to attend college, financial aid was also critical. She began by researching private universities that offered strong need-based aid packages. This was nonnegotiable.
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