Columbia Match Scholarship vs. RD Financial Aid Package

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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<p>"Columbia University does not offer any academic or merit scholarships; all of our financial aid is need based. All financial aid packages that are provided for students, including those of QuestBridge Finalists participating in the Match process, are based on demonstrated need. Our financial aid packages for those in Regular Decision will be determined in the same way as for those students who were selected as Quest Match Scholars."
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<p>Does this mean that for two students with the same low income, the Match Scholarship and the RD financial aid package would literally be equal? If so, then I'm thinking I might un-rank Columbia and apply RD because its Match is binding...</p>

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<p>Yes, they’re pretty much the same financial aid package.</p>