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[quote=Anonymous]There are very few privates that are need-aware, i.e., not explicitly need-blind, in the Top 50.

Mystery: how a particular college can end up at the same/similar % of students on financial aid year after year. Maybe via the waitlist, as the WL is almost always need-aware, but those numbers of students are insignificant. I suspect algorithms of some sort are involved.

I suspect, but cannot confirm, that for some schools, being a [i]potential[/i] big donor might be mildly helpful - as in, having publicly-recorded assets that are significant. Georgetown has implied this in the past. However, this [i]is not[/i] the same thing as being full pay. Yet such kids with qualified stats are still rejected routinely, so it's hard to say whether this actually plays any role at all in admission decisions.

Also, about WL being need-aware, the chances of getting off the WL are quite slim even for full pay. It happens, sure, but that's a function of the particular admission season. Many top schools have been using the WL very little lately (with the exception of summer 2020). Accept a spot on a WL if offered, but then forget about that school. Maybe there will be a happy surprise, but probably not.[/quote]

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