<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am curious... will the number of students seeking financial aid increase this year.. even more than last year which, i hear, had a lot of students wanting aid. Will this make admissions more competitive/ less competitive for people who need aid/do not need aid.. </p>
<p>Just some questions that i am curious about... feel free to comment.</p>
<p>opinions or any comments?</p>
<p>At most schools below the top, it will be an advantage to not need aid.</p>
<p>I don’t see this trend stopping. You’re going to see more competition for financial aid and admissions every year.</p>
<p>It’s going to get harder to get into the same schools over time and less financial aid to go around.</p>
<p>hmom5, what do you mean by at most schools below the top… below Ivy League? below top 20? I’m curious.</p>
<p>For schools that are need aware and/or have admissions and financial aid in the same department, it could make a difference. It always has for such schools. Most schools are need blind so it is not going to make that big of a difference. The difference will be those schools that are going to have to become need aware this year that were not previously.</p>
<p>It is suspected that some schools are need aware without saying they are or more need aware than they say they are. This is a difficult thing to pin down if a school does not out and out say they are need blind.</p>