<p>Oh, OK! My settings have the posts listed with newest on top so the ^^ always confuse me, (and I’m easily confused).</p>
<p>D’Andrew: I’m wondering whether Andover being need blind but more selective means anything in practical terms, if Exeter accepts more students than Andover and gives as much or, perhaps, slightly more aid? Put in other terms, would the students that Exeter does not offer admission to because of FA have been accepted to Andover in the first place? </p>
<p>Hypothesis: it is slightly easier to get into Exeter than Andover as FP, but a student has about the same chances to get into Andover or Exeter on FA–Andover weeds out those “A2” students more equitably, but the A2, FA candidates are weeded in both places.</p>
<p>I think the most important thing to take away is that whether a school gives FA to 30 percent or 50 percent of its population should never be part of one’s criteria for applying. Whether one is likely to be, in Exeter’s terms, an “A1” candidate perhaps should be.</p>
<p>classical, don’t mean to be disrepectful, but I lost interest in the topic. Maybe someone who is more “pro-Andover” should pick it up and “fight on”. It’s always more fun to have a side A and a side B (or side E in this case) :)</p>
<p>yeah, I know people moved on–but the college thing is discussed endlessly elsewhere, and this WAS the original purpose of the thread. </p>
<p>However, I admit I’m not passionate about the whole argument either (I just really don’t want to grade those final exams 
). Just wanted to point out that need blind may not be as significant as people think in practical terms–though, philosophically, it’s a better place to be and, as you point out, says something positive about a school’s priorities.</p>
<p>Get to the point… Who cares…</p>