<p>Fire…being “need blind” has nothing todo with financial aid. All this means is that a college does not consider your financial need when they consider your application for admissions. Being need blind is an admissions issue…MOST colleges are need blind.</p>
<p>You are probably confusing this with “guarantees to meet full need”. Schools that guarantee to meet full need do so based on THEIR calculation of your family need. This is a financial aid term.</p>
<p>There are schools that meet full need AND offer merit aid awards as well. There are schools that are need blind for admissions that give horrible financial aid. There are schools that are need blind that meet full need. Some are more generous than others.</p>
<p>BUT…the schools in the Ivy League do not offer merit aid to undergrads.</p>