IMO private school kids already have an advantage with top privates and slacs (ymmv with top publics). I don’t see that changing in any significant way.

No one knows what’s going to happen. In general, though, rich people have an easier time in life than poor people.

they have landscape and can look at census track (about a 10 block geography) during admissions. which is far more telling than your school. and there are many census tracks that are much wealthier than this area

It’s possibly full pay kids would be preferred. If that’s what you’re asking.

But that messaging would have to come from higher up as an institutional priority.

Some zip codes have lots of wealth. Simply dividing schools into private and public does not work.

Agree that colleges will favor full pay students next year significantly. They absolutely do not want to, but will have to.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

This. It seems like you have a pretty reductive notion of public school kids.

PP. I was simply trying to interpret OP's question. The only way OP's question made sense is if OP thinks private school kids are full pay and public are not. If OP is asking something else, then perhaps they should come back to clarify.

I have kids in both public and private high schools.

Sorry, I'm the person you're quoting. I'd didn't mean to come at you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

This. It seems like you have a pretty reductive notion of public school kids.

PP. I was simply trying to interpret OP's question. The only way OP's question made sense is if OP thinks private school kids are full pay and public are not. If OP is asking something else, then perhaps they should come back to clarify.

I have kids in both public and private high schools.

If the economy goes into a recession, there is historically more pressure on State Schools, or families sending their kids to In-State Schools for affordability reasons. So, if you're in an already-difficult-admission State School, I'd think there will be an influx of students.

I would also suspect Private Colleges may have to increase Financial Aid packages to attract students.

So, if anything, there might be more Private School kids applying to State Schools, but it's hard to isolate their financial situation vis a vis "advantage."

What's next, are you going to ask if people who shop at Wegmans are going to have an advantage in the next cycle? Wtf are you even talking about

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

This. It seems like you have a pretty reductive notion of public school kids.

+1
I have to laugh at some of the assumptions by private school parents.
DP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

This. It seems like you have a pretty reductive notion of public school kids.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

This. It seems like you have a pretty reductive notion of public school kids.

Are you trying to ask if full pay applicants would have an advantage? That would involve colleges changing to need-aware.

Also note that some private school kids need financial aid and some public school kids are full pay.

No.

... with all the funding cuts and upcoming inflation and job cuts?

Would public school kids be disadvantaged?
Penn just announced tuition increase.