I don't need financial aid, how much would that help?

Applying to College
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<p>I don't need financial aid, how much would that help?</p>

<p>What schools are not need-blind lol</p>

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<p>Most schools are need aware. It will help you some, it will be another thing you have going for you on your application. It won’t get you in at someplace where you don’t have the qualifications but it might get you past some other equally qualified candidates that need financial aid.</p>

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<p>If you truly don’t need financial aid, this means you are free to apply to any school you like, and then from your acceptances, choose to attend the place you like best.</p>

<p>BUT before you get all excited about this, sit whoever it is who is going to be paying for your education down and have them show you the money. Do they indeed have a bit more than $200,000 put away in a rock-solid place that won’t be affected by the current economic crisis? Is there money for grad school as well as your undergraduate degree, or are you on your own after you finish up your BA/BS? Don’t forget to factor in the entire Cost of Attendance - books, room and board, travel, vacations, living expenses during the school year, living expenses during un-paid internships, etc. etc.</p>

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<p>my father earns ~200,000 a year anyway</p>

<p>he already said he would rather have financial aid first if it was available (but he doubted that it would’ve been) but he said he’d pay it</p>

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<p>You can look up what schools are need-aware yourself. You will not be accepted to any schools solely because you can pay your tuition.</p>

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<p>i meant that if i’m qualified enough, how much would financial aid help me</p>

<p>even in those need-blind schools, if there are two equally qualified candidates, would the one who can pay fully be picked over the one who can’t afford the school?</p>

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<p>It will probably help more this year than in year’s past. Perhaps I am cynical, but when the economy is down and endowments are bleeding money, I believe even need-blind schools take a peek at a student’s ability to pay.</p>

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<p>The only top school I can think of which isn’t need blind is Washington UNiversity in St. Louis.</p>

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<p>spectravoid – You’ve got a good Dad there, hang on to him. In my opinion not needing financial aid is counted as a factor that will help you. It goes in the plus side of your application, just like anything else that helps you. How heavily it will be weighted is hard to say.</p>

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<p>Hope Full – could be. :-)</p>