<p>Sorry, I’m going to highly disagree with the dean here. It doesn’t even pass a common sense test. Most schools ARE need blind. Most schools don’t give a crap whether or not you can pay. Heck, MANY schools accept/deny before FAFSA papers are ever filed. Think about it- most public schools won’t give you much, if any, aid above federal and/or state aid. Except for schools that promise to meet need, why would any school care whether or not you can pay?</p>
<p>The number of “need aware” colleges is in the far, far, FAR minority. Heck, regulars on here could probably name 90% of them.</p>