Yes, being full-pay can offer an admissions boost at need aware colleges.
“But there is another admissions edge at many prestigious private colleges and universities that isn’t readily apparent, and it’s open even to those who are merely upper middle class. You may tilt the scales in your favor if you can pay for tuition, room and board — up to $300,000 or so over four years — without needing financial aid. Schools don’t talk about this much. It’s not a great look, at least at first glance, and broadcasting it runs the risk of scaring lower-income applicants away from applying. Still, savvy guidance counselors and private consultants know all about this advantage, one that is available at most private schools across the country, including selective institutions. Among the schools that have such policies: American University, Bates, Boston University, Brandeis, Carleton, Case Western, Colgate, Colorado College, George Washington, Haverford, Macalester, Mount Holyoke, Northeastern, Oberlin, Pitzer, Reed, Skidmore, Smith, Tufts, Wesleyan and Washington University.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/your-money/college-admissions-wealth.html |
None of these are T20 schools. |
You’re reaching so hard, I think you’re going to pull a muscle! 😆 Carleton (#9), Wesleyan (#11), and Smith (#16) are all T20 national liberal arts colleges. Washington University (#21) is one ranking point outside of T20. If you want to argue that point, I’ll leave you to it. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges |
I forgot to add (in case you don’t know), Washington University is a T21 national research university. |
You never know how many legacies are in any given class OP. |
If this refers to a Class of 2020 graduate, most definitely super-duper hooked. Think major family business enterprise and an endowed something at one of Harvard's grad schools. A parent in the class had described the student as being on "academic life support" but, Harvard didn't mind, evidently. |
The nastiness in this post is completely unnecessary. |
Actually MIT has a placement exam when you arrive. |
Even if you place into Calculus 2 at MIT, you should probably retake Calculus 1. |
Please don’t speak about an individual who is easily recognizable to many, and who has not done anything to provoke public discussion about her (and about what some parent may or may not have said) at some time about her. Or if you do, please also provide your name, identifying details about one or more of your kids, and a criticism that someone has at some point made of them to someone else. |
+1 |
OK, humor me. Harvard (4) and Penn (6) have multiple IG posted admits this year. How many to each are hooked in your opinion? Give me a number or percent, no need for further identifying details. |
Why do you care? |
None of the Penn admits have an obvious hook that I’m aware of. One Harvard admit is a sports recruit (it says so on the IG post), and one Harvard admit is a legacy. I’m not sure if the other 2 Harvard-bound students are legacies or the children of big $ donors. |
3.1 from 2022 football recruit.de-committed Penn three days prior to ED results. Got into Harvard in RD round |