<p>What kind of financial aid do they offer at Brown (I am directing this act PLME people)?</p>
<p>Brown is need based</p>
<p>meaning no merit-based scholarships
(but admissions are need-blind)</p>
<p>Does the profile of PLME students indicat the admission is truly need-blind?What is the average house hold income of PLME student? I think it is very high.</p>
<p>What profile are you talking about? I'm PLME and my family is not wealthy--nor do I come from a wealthy background. Despite MY background, I may be an anomaly. I hope not though...rich kids who talk about their money get on my nerves...and are generally incapable of hard work.</p>
<p>leepet, you might be thinking about the PLME students who are accepted from RI. I don't know where, but I've <em>heard</em> that PLME is generally easier to get in as an RI resident, and that there are "PLME families" where the parent(s) are PLME grads who live in RI and their kids have an eaiser time getting into the program. Other than that, I don't think the average household income for PLMEs would be any different from the norm- why would it?</p>
<p>i think that would apply for wherever you're from. It's called being a legacy.</p>
<p>I was admitted PLME, and I don't think that had any affect on my financial aid package. I got all but $6000.</p>
<p>I know that it's legacy, I was trying to point out that since these particular legacies are doctors, their average household incomes are much higher.</p>
<p>Asterstar, For admission to be truly need-blind, Brown must have enough endowment to support every student that qualifies. Does It really have that kind of endowmwnt?</p>
<p>Brown says that it's needblind, and it promises to meet 100% demonstrated need of each admitted student. Of course, their financial aid isn't going to be as generous as a place like Harvard with a huge endowment. One important thing is that while some ivy leagues, I know Harvard and Yale are two, don't count home equity in their fin aid calculations, Brown does (thus resulting in a less generous package). So basically...demonstrated need varies by each college.</p>
<p>But yes, Brown is definitely needblind. Very few colleges aren't.</p>
<p>Sorry, but very few colleges ARE.</p>
<p>Really? Which ones (well known) aren't?</p>
<p>I realize that many colleges don't provide 100% demonstrated need, but I thought that the majority of colleges admitted people without regard to need.</p>
<p>Schools that don't explicitly say they are generally aren't, and I promise you that this is the case with most schools. Of course, it's hard to compare with schools that do not say they will meet need, because they have no reason to then look at need. Keep in mind that Brown has not been need-blind for very long, and previously looked at need in determining about 5% of admissions.</p>
<p>Brown has admitted that the foreign students are not admitted need-blind. Depending on # of applicants, it needs 4-7 million dollars to fund all qualified foreign students. currently it has only 3 million dollar in its budget, supporting about 100 international students. Since foreign students can not obtain loan from US, you either fund them or not admit them. </p>
<p>With smaller financial aid package, domestic Brown students are more likely to graduate with debt than those from Harvard, Yale or Princeton. Facing the possibility of carrying a large loan, the admitted applicants with lower income may choose free education somewhere else. As a result the incoming freshmen may have household income above average.</p>
<p>The bottom line is to have a true need-blind admission you must have a very large endowment and Brown does not have one.</p>
<p>leepet1</p>
<p>I have to concur that the amount of loan my son has had to take on was considerably higher for Brown than the other LAC's and universities he was accepted to. It was worth it to him, but I know it did cause him to think hard before choosing Brown. The large endowment would surely make a difference. Hope the new capital campaign is a wonderful success, for many reasons!</p>