<p>No one said that “everywhere” is need blind. What we said is that most schools are. Most schools Admission’s offices have no idea what the student’s finances are.</p>
<p>And, even having access to a FAFSA (which most schools ONLY use) wouldn’t tell a school much because that won’t reveal what a NCP or grandparent or someone else might be contributing. </p>
<p>Not to mention that most public collleges wouldn’t dare use affordability to determine acceptance…imagine the publics’ outcry.</p>