Even with great stats, does a low EFC rule out Tier 1 schools?

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@mini

Sorry, but the Gordon Winston study proved the contrary. Not that they had the highest scores. But that within the pool of potential applicants, there were four times as many low-income candidates with scores substantially the same as those accepted as were actually attending.

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<p>If this was for the schools at the top end of the selectivity scale, then a 4 to 1 ratio does not seem to be all that high, since the overall ratio of applicants to admits (note that admits > matriculants) is greater than 10 to 1 at many of the schools at the top end of the selectivity scale.</p>