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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]T10s are need-blind for admission. Admissions won't see your FAFSA. T10 financial aid will also require the CSS Profile, which will look at your assets.

Before applying for aid, see if you are eligible. Use individual college Net Price Calculators for estimates.[/quote]

I really doubt any school, T10 or not, is 100% need blind, especially these days. Is it a lucky coincidence that year after year they have a large number of full pay families? Yeah, those families can afford tutors, private schools, etc. However, from the sheer number of applicants, there are enough those needing full aid who can clear the admissions bar and fill the class. [/quote]

The need blind thing is a lie, IMO. I know of a situation first-hand where a student was accidentally cc'd on emails between an admissions officer and a finance officer that made it clear the student was admitted following their decision to uncheck the "will apply for aid" box that was originally checked. That was a private T20. Schools need to protect yield, they can't afford to admit students who have a high likelihood of rejecting the offer because of cost.[/quote]

Unless you consider Northeastern or something like that to be top 20, a need blind school will not consider need in instances when it says it will not.  They will sometimes consider need for international students or transfer students or waitlist students but if they way they are not considering need, they are not.[/quote]

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