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Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

Admitted students and their families, including some from rural areas, take a tour of the Amherst College campus as they decide whether or not to enroll. <!-- raw HTML omitted -->

Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

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