<p>I’m actually kind of glad about this, 'cos I’d be full pay, but I’m sad for all of my internet friends that need FA 
Hopefully you’ll all be accepted regardless! G’luck!</p>
<p>TheGrammarFairy- Im in the same exact situation</p>
<p>The compromise is not necessarily on quality. Yes perhaps a full pay person with a bit lower SSAT might get in over a diversity FA candidate, which previously might not have happened, but how can you say that quality suffered. You do not know for sure. If schools could find diversity candidates with high scores and stats, there is no problem for admissions. However, when the scores become lower for a diversity FA candidate, this is where the affirmative action arguments come up. Actually, I suspect that the diversity group will still get in, but those in groups that already are well represented on campus and need FA will probably suffer. </p>
<p>Still all of this begs the question, since I agree with hmom5 above that the top schools could fill a few classes with qualified candidates, but just do not have the room for all of them.</p>
<p>How will this affect partial aid or “light scholarship” candidates. For example we applied for /need around $10000 in aid but can pay about 30-35000.</p>
<p>but isnt that about how much the full tuition is? I mean correct me if Im wrong but I dont understand how you would need like a $1000 FA.</p>
<p>The boarding tuition for most schools is about $43,000-$45,000 once you add in everything.</p>
<p>im pretty sure exeter was like 38 or 39 including most stuff</p>
<p>What PA-C posted is only the beginning of the article. Here are two more important paragraphs from the rest of the article:</p>
<p>“An estimated 47 percent of students will be on financial aid next year, compared to 50 percent of students this year, Mahoney said.”</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>“Current students will not be affected, and the Academy remains committed to providing free tuition to qualified students whose families earn $75,000 or less.”</p>
<p>Sorry but I don’t have time to post the whole thing (it’s long).</p>
<p>Thank you PAEteacher! We were looking for confirmation of this article and I merely copied and pasted it from another thread on this site- so it really helps knowing this is not the whole thing!</p>
<p>Two of my children have spring break this week and are skiing with my husband. He made me promise that I would not pass along any CC info to him so that he could have a little break from it all…too bad I sent him just the first part of that article. Hee-hee! I’ll have to send along the 47% number now.</p>
<p>but for 2013 class, this is more relevant. correct?</p>
<p>““Not more” than one-third of the class of 2013 will be offered financial aid, compared to roughly 50 percent of the class of 2012, Mahoney said. This is the first time in recent years the Academy has not been effectively need blind.”</p>