Is Trinity College Need-Blind for Financial Aid? Chances!

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<p>Is trinity college need-blind, or aware, I see mixed answers.
My EFC is very low, will my chances be sharply decreased? I plan on applying ED, great if you could chance me. I will do the same asap! </p>

<p>Is ASIAN at Trinity college considered to be an URM?</p>

<p>Race: Asian Born in America
School: Top 10 in Mass. Sends 15 plus percent to Ivies
GRaduating 2012, current Junior</p>

<p>Considering: Little LAC's, Trinity College, Lafayette College, Connecticut College, Bucknell.
Also, Boston university, Syracuse, or something along those lines. </p>

<p>Financial: 1 Working, 1 Unemployed, EFC: 2-3k.
1st generation college student. </p>

<p>Grades:
Cumm GPA 3.6x out of 4.5. School has honors of 4.5 A+ and 4.0 for CP Class A+
Highest Gpa in school is 4.08, due to the difficulty of courses in general.
9th: 2.92 .honors geo. and honors bio. all other CP normal class. ( Family issues)
10th:3.6 2 honors. Algerbra IIH, World History II H. again, very challenging courses. Other CP.
11th: 4.0gpa. H Psychics, H Pre-Cal, H American History, AP Statistics, CP English
12: Taking All AP's, except for English.
Again, the school classes are much more difficult than average public schools. </p>

<p>Top 30 % of the class... </p>

<p>Freshman year, will colleges take less consideration due to my strong scores, and Junior grades? </p>

<p>SAT's 790M 680W 680CR
SAT II MATH II: 780
Chinese: 800
Physics: 760
Plan on taking: history or chemistry. </p>

<p>EC's
Violin 10 Years</p>

<p>Community Service: 200 Hours, teacher's assistant at a community center. Also, tutoring students in Math and Science. </p>

<p>Taught poor children english in China last summer.</p>

<p>Sports: 3 Years Varsity Track, Varsity, XC.
Captain for all 3 seasons senior year. </p>

<p>mile time: 4:48 as of jan, 2011.
3 mile: 16:48
1000m: 2.51</p>

<p>Debate Club, Economics Club, Robotics Club Vice-president. </p>

<p>AMC-10 competition recognition.</p>

<p>MIT Summer course 3 years.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Chances are generally slightly lower at need-aware schools for FA applicants, but it usually doesn’t affect very many applicants (only those on the cusp when the FA budget runs out). A school’s being need-aware or need-blind should be irrelevant to applicants; it doesn’t affect the desirability of a school at all.</p>

<p>Sorry, I know nothing about Trinity, so I can’t gauge chances.</p>

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<p>I believe Trinity is not need blind.</p>

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<p>Although Trinity is not need blind - it is supposed to meet full need of the applicants they do admit.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your answers…
I understand that it is supposed to meet aid, but they would avoid me over a slightly inferior student due to my financial needs…? Oh well…There is nothing I can do about it.</p>

<p>Chance me please ?</p>

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<p>Im an ASIAN accepted ED this year. Your SAT is 1470, slightly higher than mine but since English is my second language, it’s quite ok. But I think you should improve your CR a little bit. And most important: apply ED if you want to get in with lots of aid. They really dont want to give you a lot of money when ur not interested in the school.
Ah, btw, trinity meets my need. I only have to pay 4k/yr + 5k loan to be paid after 10 yrs.</p>

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<p>Not aimed at anyone but I love how the uppermiddle class gets the shaft with the financial aid system in america.</p>

<p>And apply ED and I guarrentee youll get in. ED is significantly easier to gain acceptance, and sure, they are need blind, but if you really really are hurting they will give it to you. </p>

<p>Trinity is not need-blind, they do take it into factor. Being a URM offsets this so I dont think it will hurt you.</p>

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<p>Trinity student on fin-aid here. Trinity is need-aware not need-blind, but based on what you wrote you have excellent chances for admission.</p>