<p>I know many are need-blind, but was wondering if there were any that are need-aware. Are most colleges need-blind or need aware? I know this probably depends on what a "top" university is, so I'll say within the top 50 or so.</p>
<p>WUSTL is I think.</p>
<p>^^ that's what I'd thought, too.</p>
<p>johns hopkins</p>
<p>cornell is</p>
<p>when you say need-aware, do you mean for the advantaged or disadvantaged?
sure, many ivies take into consideration the hardships that you have had to go through. You just need to make that clear in your essays
as for the rich, any college that receives 1+ million dollars (except for maybe the ivies, they may need more) in donation will be aware that you were the donor</p>
<p>@ hamman: I was referring to the average college aspirant. Not the teenager with a multimillion tru****nd, but not the teenager from a family that makes a combined income of less than 20k a year.</p>
<p>@mblackm8: uh..no they aren't.</p>
<p>Bumping for more info.</p>
<p>most colleges are need aware unless they specifically say "need-blind admissions"</p>
<p>mblackm8, Cornell IS NOT need aware it IS need blind. OP, there's a list of all need-blind schools on wiki, albeit possibly incomplete.</p>
<p>Need-blind</a> admission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Most schools are need blind. THe problem is finding a school that is need blind AND provides 100% of need. Many schools simply gap when putting together need packages or use programs such as PLUS or the subsidized Stafford as part of their financial aid.</p>
<p>All of them say they are need blind, but they really aren't. Why do they have you put your parents occupation on the application, it is to get a general sense of how well you can pay for college, which is factored in slightly in admissions.</p>
<p>All schools do not say they are need blind. The larger and less selective schools tend to be need blind as the selection process they have does not have the need factor included. If you make the cut for acceptance, you are in. But if you cannot pay to go, it's your problem. The schools that are terribly concerned about ratings and yield are the ones that do not want to accept kids who are not going to be able to afford to come. They are need aware because they cannot afford to pay everyone's need and want to use their funds as wisely as possible. That means that need does figure into the equation in a number of ways. Borderline kids for acceptance with high need or no need can be heavily impacted. Also money may be used to "lure" no need or little need kids to the school. </p>
<p>That you are applying for financial aid is not the only thing that figures in the need equation. The amount of need is also a factor. Needing a full ride is a whole different thing from having an EFC just a few thousand short of COA. </p>
<p>In need blind schools the adcoms often do not even see the fin aid numbers. They accept regardless of need and fin aid office has to figure who gets what. Though parents' occupations, education level, addresses, essays, high schools, can give the adcoms' an idea of the kids' socio economics, it does not mean aid is needed or not. The info is requested to give a more complete picture of a kid. A B student at a rigorous highschool whose parents have non academic type jobs and lno college will be viewed in a different light from one who has had every advantage in terms of parents and privileges.</p>
<p>anyone know more schools that are need aware?</p>
<p>the overwhelming majority of colleges in the country are need-aware</p>
<p>remember there is a difference between being need blind and meeting your need. </p>
<p>Need blind is an admissions process, but there are many need blind schools that do not meet 100% of your demonstrated need</p>