<p>I think the answer is yes-- but perhaps less than inexperienced parents think ("My kid is a terrific soccer player; he will have a free ride anywhere) and less than experienced parents think (“It’s all about what the FAFSA and Profile say”). In my experience, we clearly had need-only schools sweeten the pot because they wanted my kid. It was clear when there were no loans and full need met when the school was neither a no-loan school nor a school that meets full need. However, we had some other things that were unclear that were less clear which I think were preferential packaging. Some schools that wanted my kid had a rather generous read on our financial need. </p>
<p>However, I wouldn’t expect this. It was sort of random. I would never have predicted the schools that did that.</p>