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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because those colleges know that the parents cannot afford it, and think that they will decline, thereby impacting the yield.[/quote]

I think it's as simple as this.  I saw this trend with my 2 kids - one attended private, the other public.  It wasn't super clear-cut - in fact more kids attended top 3 ivy's from the public than the private, but for schools like Colgate, Vanderbilt, Bucknell, Wake Forest, W&L etc. it seemed like private school applicants were the sweet spots and the public kids didn't get as many offers.   My DC was not Ivy material, but with okay grades got into all of the private colleges they applied to and I think our demonstrated ability to pay full freight was part of it.
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Why do colleges think you can’t pay if you don’t apply for FA? My family trust will pay for it, so our salaries aren’t through the roof, and my kid goes to public. Will colleges assume he can’t afford it just because of his public high school, or do they search the property value of one’s home? This is a weird take imo, if a person doesn’t apply for FA wouldn’t they assume the family is full pay? Especially if they live in an expensive zip code? [/quote]

It is not that they think you can’t pay, it’s that they think you’re a one-off case. By keeping the private school happy, they tap a rich vein and repeat applications for years to come.[/quote]

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