<p>Does not asking for financial aid increase the probability of admission to the IVY league?</p>
<p>I know that such a thread has already existed, but no one actually gave a concrete answer...</p>
<p>Depends. Are you an international student? If so, yes. (But remember, International students admission process is much more competitive than domestic students admission process.)</p>
<p>If not, no.</p>
<p>I am a student who lives outside of the US, yet I do hold a US and Canadian citizenship.
Considering these factors, is the admission process still more competitive? Would I be considered domestic?
Thank you.</p>
<p>I could be wrong, but I think it depends on your school since you’re international.<br>
Are you one of those people living out of country but going to an American school (possibly through a military program)? If so, then no.
If you’re international and going to a school in that country, then I’m pretty sure. </p>
<p>I’m not too informed about international applicants though, so I may be wrong. </p>
<p>In terms of admission, you’d be considered an international student depending on the type of school you attend . </p>
<p>You would be considered a domestic student when you apply for financial aid, as far as I know. So applying or not applying for FA will not give you an advantage/disadvantage.</p>
<p>Correct me if I am mistaken. </p>
<p>If you have US citizenship: No, not in any way. They’re one of the few need blind/meet 100% need colleges in the country. It means they admit the best students from the entire country/world, regardless of ability to pay. They don’t know and they don’t care if you can pay full tuition, half their applicant pool can. They just want you to be exceptional in some way.</p>
<p>Hopefully it does, but I am really not sure. </p>
<p>They say they are “Need-Blind” but are they really? Are people discriminated against for employment because the boss doesn’t like their race or because they “Wouldn’t be a good fit”?</p>
<p>Every now and then, a school gets caught claiming to be need-blind but actually peeking. The Ivies have such large financial resources and their applicant pool is so well off, that is not going to be a problem for them, they really can play by the need-blind rule. That’s not to say the are financially insensitive however, money does still talk and even Ivies are known to favor those who can pay more than just the tuition.</p>
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Mandalorian? what does this have to do with anything?
By the way, absolutely, “wouldn’t be a good fit” (team/company) is a criterion and it IS used extensively when reviewing job applicants who’ve had interviews. Regardless of how good someone looks on paper, they have to fit into the company’s ways of working. However if all people from a specific group (or gender) are systematically found to not be a good fit, then questions are raised.
Again, what does this have to do with Ivy League universities being truly need-blind?</p>
<p>As MrMom says, the Ivy League has such deep pockets they really don’t care if you can pay full freight.
(Unless you’re the son of Aga Khan or Khalifa al Thani or such, with spare millions to donate, but that takes place outside of admissions proper.)</p>
<p>The Ivies and many other schools have been Need Blind for many decades. Besides the recent revelation of GWU, people can go back and examine their admit stats to verify. No smoking guns (except, as I said, GWU). Need Blind is important to donors. A college would have to be very short sighted to quibble on the Need Blind policy for such small gains.</p>