<p>Which prep schools are need-blind?</p>
<p>I know Andover and Exeter are. What about the others?</p>
<p>Woodberry Forest.........Virginia
<a href="http://www.woodberry.org/podium/default.aspx?t=4978%5B/url%5D">http://www.woodberry.org/podium/default.aspx?t=4978</a></p>
<p>i know you are referring to financial aid. but what does need-blind need EXACTLY?</p>
<p>Middlesex is need blind. Are you sure that exeter is need blind? I do not believe exeter need blind.</p>
<p>Andover and Exeter aren't need blind. They said they are close, though.</p>
<p>oops! i meant wat does need-blind MEAN</p>
<p>It means that your financial situation isn't considered.</p>
<p>At most schools, they'll pick the kid who's not applying for financial aid, over the one who may be a little more competent, but is applying for financial aid/</p>
<p>Exeter became need blind as of this year.</p>
<p>All of them could be need blind if they wanted to.</p>
<p>Not really, Jonathan. The schools needs to be able to cover their expenses, make improvements to the facilities, have contingency, etc. So they need a regular income plus funds they can take from their endowment. Some have to balance limited funds with what they can afford to grant to students who need financial assistance.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that Andover is need-blind, and as CollegeMK said, Exeter became need-blind as of this year. So...yeah. Are Hotchkiss, Choate, Loomis Chaffee etc, etc, need-blind?</p>
<p>Andover isn't need blind, is it?</p>
<p>I read on The Phillipian website that they were working on it, but that was like...three months ago.</p>
<p>Hotchkiss is not need blind, nor are Loomis or Choate.
Hotchkiss' party line:
<a href="http://www.hotchkiss.org/Admission/Fina_FAQ.asp#5%5B/url%5D">http://www.hotchkiss.org/Admission/Fina_FAQ.asp#5</a>
Choate's:
<a href="http://www.choate.edu/admission/fafaq.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.choate.edu/admission/fafaq.asp</a>
(second question)</p>
<p>Look in the fourth paragraph:</p>
<p>Not need-blind yet.</p>
<p>Quote from 'The Exonian,' June 11, 2006:</p>
<p>"PEA Offers Need-blind Admissions in 2006-07</p>
<p>The Exeter Initiatives fundraising campaign made visible returns this spring, as the Admissions Office was finally able to admit applicants regardless of financial status.</p>
<p>'We were able to admit every financial aid candidate we wanted, and it felt great,' Director of Admissions Michael Gary said.</p>
<p>End quote. The article goes on to talk about how the success of the Initiatives, which have raised $237 million thus far.</p>
<p>yep, andover isn't completely need-blind. but with a $622 million endowment, i don't think financial aid should factor too much into the admissions process. for me, i'd say my family is middle-class (not swimming in cash, but not drowning in debt either) -- but still, andover gave me a whopping financial aid package. choate gave me an even better package, and they're not need-blind either. the scholarship that i got more than sufficed.</p>
<p>funny how only few of these remains need blind today 
And the one main NB school wasn’t even NB back then!</p>