<p>Alright I do not come from a wealthy family at all, I only have my mothers income but a family member agreed to pay for my last 2 years of university. I am also taking out some loans so i will not be applying for any financial aid and I am just wondering if not applying for any financial aid or scholarships will give me an advantage in the admissions process. I am planning on applying to NYU, Boston University, and the University of Michigan for Winter term. I have around a 3.6gpa with 50 credits. Any thoughts on this issue.</p>
<p>If a school is need-aware, maybe, but I don’t think financial resources is usually considered in the application process unless you are a borderline applicant. There are also schools which are need blind and don’t care if you apply for financial aid or not. Purposely not applying for scholarships is really pointless. A school wouldn’t consider someone for scholarship if they didn’t already want them at their school.</p>
<p>For fun, some links:
[Applications</a> and Forms](<a href=“Forms”>Forms)
I can’t find any for BU (just doing a quick google search)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1182508-michigan-need-blind-need-aware.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1182508-michigan-need-blind-need-aware.html</a></p>
<p>You might want to do your own research, but it appears not applying for financial aid would not help you.</p>