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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][/quote]ALL else being equal, [b]a student from a wealthy family will probably get the nod [/b]over one from a less-well-off family, but that's the extent of it. And IIRC [b]STA runs a need-blind admissions office[/b].[quote]

Explain your logic here.

If IIRC STA runs a need-blind admissions office how will a student from a wealthy family probably get the nod over one from a less-well-off family?

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"Need blind" admission means that if a candidate comes along that the school wants to admit but whose family has limited financial resources, the school will not let the inability to pay all or even part of the tuition stand in the way of letting the boy in.  This philosophy underpins the school's "Skip Grant Program" -- http://www.stalbansschool.org/page.aspx?pid=705

In the other example, if two solid, equally-qualified candidates come along who are vying for the last available slot, the school is probably not going to flip a coin but instead is likely going to give the nod to the one whose last name is Marriott or Ourisman.[/quote]

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