How does the "Need-blind" admissions process work?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I understand that the term means that admissions decisions are made independent of students' financial need. This would imply that the adcom doesn't see whether the student requested financial aid on their Common Application, right? </p>

<p>However, when I downloaded a copy of the PDF file from CA of an app I submitted to a college and scrolled through it, I found that the decision to ask for aid is right on the "Member College" page. So, is that PDF literally what the adcom sees when making a decision? And if so, wouldn't it negate the principle of need-blind admissions?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>I’d like to know as well. BUMP</p>

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<p>Need-blind just means an applicant’s level of need is not considered. It doesn’t mean the adcoms are unaware, just that they don’t take need into account as an admissions factor. </p>

<p>The pdf of your app that you see in the preview or after submitting is the same thing admissions officers see.</p>