Need -blind colleges...just found out about this

Paying for College
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<p>how do i know which colleges do need-blind admission?
i am going to need aid for college and just read a post that stated that the more aid you need, the lower your chances are of getting accepted since the colleges see you as not being able to pay bacl loans? </p>

<p>i am now nervous and sad. i know that i have to apply for aid, i need it, i don't have the money to pay or else i would not apply. </p>

<p>now i am thinking i should only be applying to colleges that don't look at my need for aid, BUT how do they not look if they need to help me with aid? i'm confused how this works.</p>

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<p>[Need-blind</a> admission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission]Need-blind”>Need-blind admission - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Need blind is an admissions process. The majority of schools are need blind to US citizens and permanent residents, which means your having (or not having ) a financial need will be a factor in admitting you to the school. Even in schools that are need aware/need sensitive, the process will come to play toward the end of the process. When deciding between 2 similarly qualified candidates, the tip would go to the student who needs less of the school’s resources.</p>

<p>Meeting demonstrated need is a financial aid process. Demonstrated need is based on the following:</p>

<p>Cost of Attendance - EFC (expected family contribution based on income/assets of both the student and the parents) = demonstrated need.</p>

<p>A school can met your demonstrated need using:
Federal aid (Pell, Federal work study, direct loans, Perkins loans, SEOG) based on student eligibility and the schools resources.</p>

<p>State aid based on student eligibility</p>

<p>Institutional aid (scholarships/grants)</p>

<p>Parent loans</p>

<p>A school that does not meet 100% demonstrated need is known to gap. It is up to the family to fill the gap.</p>

<p>Just because a school is need blind does not mean that they will meet 100% of your demonstrated need.</p>

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<p>nearly ALL schools are need-blind for admissions.</p>

<p>That is irrelevant for YOUR situation.</p>

<p>YOU need schools that “meet need” for financial aid. That is a very different situation. There are a small number of schools that are “need blind” AND “meet need” for admissions.</p>