<p>Will it be easier for applicants with more money to get into liberal arts schools next year? What i mean is, are LAC's likely to accept and average well off student vs a poor student with better gpa, sats, etc.</p>
<p>Certainly the ones below the very top.</p>
<p>It depends on the policies of each specific school. almost all of the top LACs are need blind in their admissions processes. So it wont have any effect at those schools.</p>
<p>It’s already easier for wealthier applicants at some. There’s another active thread discussing changes at Bowdoin and Tufts, which made their practices more need-aware. Bowdoin added 10 slots for full-pay students (waitlist or transfer students) to the admitted class this year, and Tufts, which had managed to read applications need-blind for two admissions cycles, had to go need-aware this year. In addition, admit rates are up at most NESCAC schools.</p>
<p>[College</a> admits 18.6 percent for Class of 2013](<a href=“http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2009-04-03§ion=1&id=3]College”>http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2009-04-03§ion=1&id=3)</p>
<p>Since colleges typically calculate their endowment spending on 3- to 5-year tailing averages, and since annual giving (at typical institutions) didn’t drop off until part way into this fiscal year, this year wasn’t even the tip of the iceberg. Increasing FA is going to be a priority for most colleges, but schools–particularly those that rely heavily on endowment spending–are in for a rough couple of years even if the economy makes a near miraculous recovery.</p>
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<p>Not this year!</p>
<p>Pomona certainly still is, and they aren’t getting rid of the no-loan program any time soon. (i.e. you can still graduate without debt)</p>