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<p>hi i was wondering if I pay 100% of fees that ill have a higher chance of getting into the ivies? anyone have experience on these matters?</p>

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<p>Between 85% and 90% of students who apply to Ivies do NOT get accepted. I'm sure that many of those are able to pay the full costs of attendance.</p>

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<p>are you saying that most people could afford 50 grand a year? i dont think so.?</p>

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<p>I said MANY...not most. And I do think that MANY applicants to Ivy League schools can afford to pay the full cost of attendance. NOT ALL...many. And in addition, many of these are also well qualified to attend these schools. MOST do not get accepted. The reality is that the VAST MAJORITY of students applying to the Ivies do not get accepted regardless of their financial status. I would not look at ability to pay to be a tipping factor in acceptance at any of these schools...unless, of course, your family is donating millions to the endowment or capital improvement fund.</p>

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<p>Since all of the ivies are need blind to U.S. citizens (with a few also need blind to international students) the abilty to pay is not a factor in the admissions decision. In addition, if you were to look up the common data set at the ivies, you would find that the over 50% of the population at any given school are full paying students.</p>

<p>I agree with Thumper, that if you are a developmental admit (family is funding a building, an endoweded chair or something else that contributes major funds (7 digits, no decimal points), then your ability to pay is not a tip factor.</p>

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<p>However, 2 equal candidates one is full pay and one needs much assistance, they will take the full pay .It opens the door to fund maybe 2 great students who together need what that one student needs. I would not discount it as a factor, just from my confidential chats with some reps.</p>

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<p>This would ONLY apply to the need blind schools. Otherwise admissions would not KNOW who can pay and who cannot.</p>

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<p>I know you meant to say need aware or need sensitive schools :) . Even at those schools money becomes a factor when they are at the end of the process and have exhausted the budget for grant/scholarhip aid and both students are pretty borderline.</p>

<p>At most need blind schools the financial aid and admissions offices are not even in close proximity of one another and operate independently. The admissions process is completed then all admits are passed on to the FA office so that they can be gin to work on a package. What FA offices may do to all candidates is to verify information to make sure that there is a correlation between the tax statements and fafsa/css profile as required by the government (some schools verify a percentage, others verify each package).</p>

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<p>Thanks Sybbie...that's what I meant. As you said...at the need blind schools the admissions folks have NO IDEA what the ability to pay is for the applicants. Therefore, ability to pay has absolutely no weight in their college admissions. I believe that most of the Ivies are need blind (is that correct??). So... to the OP...your ability to pay will not have a tipping factor in admissions at those schools.</p>