<p>I just found on out on a website that WashU is NOT need blind, meaning they look at how much you make when considering you for admission. Here's the link:</p>
<p>Xap</a> Student Center :: campus tours :: Washington University in St. Louis campus highlights</p>
<p>Please someone prove me wrong. I have not found anything on their website saying they are need blind. I am so disappointed. Basically my chances at getting in were low, but I'm surely not getting in if this is true.</p>
<p>isn't need base and need blind the same thing...if they are...your website does say that washington is need based...</p>
<p>that means they can give you need based financial aid i think. i want to know if they are need blind when loking at your application. do they admit kids based on how much money they make is my question.</p>
<p>I visited for discovery weekend and i was told that they were need blind. I wouldn't worry too much about sticker cost, If you qual under FAFSA and they (any big school) wants you, they will find a way to make it possible for you to attend. (I'm almost positive they don't judge you on your families income)</p>
<p>WashU is NOT need-blind. There was an article in the Student Life newspaper about this recently. In actuality, very few schools (I believe the article said about 30) are need-blind. If you're interested in WashU's stance on admissions and need, go to the student life website and look for the article.</p>
<p>Post #5 is correct to the best of my knowledge. WashUStL is a "need aware" school." Marginal candidates with high financial need may find difficulty; the admissions process at WashUStL is not need-blind and may take into account candidates' ability to pay if they are not strong applicants."</p>
<p>icy is right...according to princeton review...need based only means that help is given to the students who are accepted who DO need financial aid in accordance to their need....they are NOT need blind and students in need of financial aid do have a harder time getting in...but dont lose hope...as long as your a good student you have a good shot</p>
<p>somewhat off-topic, but does WashU not require tax forms for fin aid?</p>
<p>and Financial</a> Assistance should I be disturbed that they're mailing out fin aid decisions in <em>2009</em>, which would be after we're already enrolled there?</p>
<p>...& i'd say don't worry too much about the need-aware admissions--you can't do anything about it, so you might as well not worry about it. it doesn't mean that all applicants with high need will be automatically rejected or waitlisted. i got in & the fafsa said i had an EFC of 0.</p>
<p>Yeah don't worry about it. I got in as well with 0 EFC. If they like you, they are probably going to admit you.</p>
<p>It's ridiculous that Wash U still considers financial need in its admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Among the elite universities, all 8 Ivy's, Duke, Northwestern, U Chicago, Vanderbilt, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Rice, Georgetown, Emory, Notre Dame, and Carnegie Mellon are all need blind. Hopkins, in fact, is the only other school keeping Wash U company among the top 25 US News ranked colleges that refuses to play fair. They've both got the money. They just need to reset their priorities. It's time to stop discriminating against applicants simply because of their financial need.</p>
<p>thanks for responding guys! this was very helpful! i also agree with wbwa and hope to see washu move toward becoming need blind.</p>
<p>What need blind means is that the admissions committee does not know whether you have applied for financial aid and is not privy to your FAFSA form. The reality though is that even though schools say they are need blind, they have a pretty good guess which students will need financial aid simply by the cues in the application. When they see applicants from fancy prep schools, they know that these kids are paying full fare. Inner city kids, are assumed to be financial aid candidates. Kids whose applications indicate that their parents sent them on one of those $6000 summer trips to Costa Rica so they can get community service "credit" , usually don't need a loan. Zipcodes alone can be a valuable financial indicator. Don't kid yourself when schools say they are need blind. The schools make alot of assumptions about your ability without having to ask!</p>
<p>The term "need blind" means nothing. Consider what nervous 1 says in previous posting. It is true that "all" schools can read between the lines of all applications.</p>
<p>yeah dont worry about it...and even if this did play a factor in rejecting you... because of the non-need blind policy you'd be with a ton of rich kids which may (or may not) play a factor in social aspects....not a s diverse</p>
<p>Of course no admissions policy is entirely need blind. But to argue that "need blind means nothing" is as ridiculous a rationalization for Wash U's outdated policy as the policy is itself.</p>
<p>Calm down wbwa. The fact is that only 40% of WashU students pay full fare. The vast majority are getting some type of financial assistance. In addition, WashU just announced that from now on low income families will be given financial aid and will not be required to take out any loans.</p>
<p>From March 9 - Student Life</p>
<p>New financial aid policy is a good first step.</p>
<p>Recently, Washington University announced that students from families earning less than $60,000 would no longer be expected to take out student loans to pay for their education. Instead, the University will provide those students with grants that do not have to be repaid. This decision affects both newly admitted students as well as returning students.</p>
<p>Wow, now I truly hope I do get in. This new financial aid plan certainly does help me a lot.</p>
<p>It's nice they have a good financial aid plan. But, the things is that a lot of kids won't benefit from it if they aren't accepted in the first place because WashU is not need blind. The 60% who receive some type of aid are probably getting scholarships that are ridiculously competitive or they are getting very little from the school. They tell you they have fabulous financial aid to encourage you to apply, not because they aren't looking at whether or not you have money.</p>
<p>I believe that all college admissions officials are quite skilled at reading the applications they receive. They can tell whether or not the applicant will be applying for financial aid or not. That is what I meant when I said that need blind means nothing.</p>