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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are being counseled to subtly drop in hints of privilege into essay and supplementals. They are looking for full pay and increasing family/alum support as a strategic initiative since they are preparing for less funding federally:

1. mention expensive hobbies: global travel to practice language, ski trips etc.

2. cite expensive private school or private summer camps/programs

3. talk about volunteer work[/quote]

This will backfire at ivy/elites which want to keep their current 55% or more receiving need-based aid. It is a bragging point mentioned on every tour we took of the Top10(8 of them). 
Need based aid cutoffs are aroubd 250k HHI. Top schools will be bragging about having 60% receiving aid soon. There are far too many full pay kids applying for the 45% of slots that are for full pay, and with TO and affirmative action mostly gone it is much harder for colleges to find qualified need-based aid students to fill the 55-60% with need. 
Full pay is only a benefit to need aware schools ie around T30 level and lower. [/quote]

There are a gazillion smart middle class kids out there. There really isn't a shortage of talented students coming from households earning less then $250,000 per year. But there are only about 20-30 schools that will make it work for them. They tend to be the high endowment, super selective schools. And good for them for prioritizing talent over wealth. That's why they are the best schools.   [/quote]

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