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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So called need blind schools rig their acceptances so they know statistically that about half their students will not qualify for aid (by focusing on private schools, affluent zip codes, etc)[/quote]

This isn't true.  The vast majority of need blind schools are public schools that don't guarantee aid.  They just accept people and don't offer aid.

There are a small number of need blind schools that are also meets full need schools.  What you say may be true.  Kids who have economic advantages generally have many other advantages that translate into increased odds in the college application process, such as access to extracurriculars, test prep, higher quality K-8 so they enter high school and are tracked at a higher level etc . . . [/quote]

Yes I was referring to the top private schools that are the focus of these threads. Ivy League +, well endowed SLACS etc that promote their need blind policies. The truth is - these schools cannot operate unless some percentage of the class is paying full freight. Princeton is an exception but usually it’s half or more. So the only way they can sustain need blind at the individual applicant level is to make sure in aggregate they are enrolling enough affluent kids. They know this through statistical experience. Which zip codes don’t generally need aid. Which schools don’t generally need aid. Which sports. Need aware schools don’t have enough money to manage it. So they favor full pay applicants, sometimes heavily, using financial aid as a means of serving “institutional priorities” or attracting very strong students. The rejections at need aware schools no doubt are heavily skewed toward kids who need money.  [/quote]

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