<p>i was wondering if there was really NEED BLIND AT ALL. at penn, supposedly all Mexican, Canadian and USian are suppose to be needblind, but do you ever wonder y they ask for your financial aid stuff b4 you get accepted?? especially from 1/2 internatioanls, like Mexican and Canadians. I which i had filled out request for fin. aid now :(</p>
<p>I think that Penn can see if you applied for Fin. Aid or not, they jsut dont know the extent of it.</p>
<p>they are needblind...believe me...because if they weren't, I wouldn't be going.</p>
<p>Socioeconomic status is considered a diversity variable.</p>
<p>They try to get a strong standing of people from every socioeconomic level.</p>
<p>This is just information from their website. Aside from this, I have no idea what direction they take this. However, don't be paranoid about some ultra rich corrupt dealio- this is an institution that cares about people and offers many opportunities.</p>
<p>cause they want to give you their aid package with your acceptance letter... and I dont' really consider Mexicans and Canadians half internationals... they are foreigners</p>