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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking at t20 colleges

We live in nyc and kid attended under-resourced public schools k-8 and then private for HS

She has a few essays in prelim stage. But hard to know what colleges will be looking for. In the past, I would have said the story. And one essay mentions that “distance traveled” in a way that’s organic and appropriate.

The other doesn’t, although it’s interesting and good. [b]We’ll likely be full pay but I’d like to at least throw our css in, just in case things change.

I don’t really know how colleges would know we’re full pay our Neighborhood and schools are mixed.[/b] But she could drop some bits to make her some well off.

Which is more compelling these days. Can’t have it both way n[/quote]

Yes - thats part of the question. Landscape doesn’t help much in a lot of Brooklyn for example. [/quote]

Then this is a question for counselor who is familiar with brooklyn full pay candidates who may appear to poor?

All I will say is that the world is very different after this last cycle. I know way too many people who tried to have it both ways (with CSS/FAFSA just in case) and then got WL at 8 schools never to be chosen off the WL. Play the long game now. These schools not only want full pay, they actually NEED full pay. 
Harvard announced a hiring freeze (like Northwestern and Cornell did in the spring). Things are not just going to get better. Different IPs come into play (institutional priorities). Two equal candidates from a school, one looks wealthier than the other - both do not add to "diversity" or have any other hooks. Who do you think gets into a private college?

We already know Michigan OOS openly favors full-pay kids from private HS. Not surprising given their financial situation as well.

If the question is, how do we showcase wealth in an application? That's been answered here before - I can find the post if you want.
It includes:
- [b]don't include SSN in the Common App[/b]
- include titles for parents jobs where they indicate a high level of prestige or wealth (C-Suite, Managing Partner, Founder) etc - even if slightly misleading
- include top-tier parent college info (many will tell you to omit) esp for the graduate level
- include ECs that signify wealth or that paying tuition is not a problem (but don't write essays about it)
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What is the reason not to include SSN? [/quote]

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