What is interesting to me is that “need blind” schools end up with almost the same number of full payers and those on financial aid each year. How is that possible? Amherst is “need blind” for all students including internationals yet every year about 55% full pay the tuition. Similar stats for other schools and the stats are consistent year to year.
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I am not sure why.
However, one kind of thing I did hear. Some parents do believe that choosing “no financial aid needed” during applications will dramatically increase the admission chances, even for need-blind schools. They end up using up all the cash they saved for years to supply the school costs.
I am not sure why either as you would think if colleges genuinely don’t look at the need for financial aid at all the percentages would differ year to year (ie one year 80% of students on financial aid and the next year 40%).
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Since Sam Fox is so small, does anyone know how much acceptance rates vary for each section of WashU?
The endowments are not a slush fund, they are invested and a good portion of those funds are earmarked for other expenses, or restricted by the donors etc… That’s why most colleges are need aware.
Tuition and room and board fund a good portion of a university’s annual budget.
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I wonder if the statistics actually kinda show more that with about the same admit rates for need aware as need blind, families whose income falls in a certain range tend to stress college more than families with lower incomes do. Here in WV sadly so many parents tell their kids college is a waste of time/money- to go do a trade or hope for the best and attend our state schools, which are nowhere near the level of other national universities.
Yes, that is very unfortunate. Even if a school is need-aware, that doesn’t mean they will systematically shun people who need aid or won’t meet their need, as they certainly must have a budget allocated for aid.
Just curious I thought WVU was actually very good? It has a R1 rating. I thought the reason it wasn’t so popular is mainly location. Am I wrong?
Its the best we have and its a decent school but among national university rankings its listed as 241. Especially considering she wants to be a neurosurgeon she will need top MCAT scores to get a surgical residency in grad school and WVU isnt the best for medicine.
Location is actually one of the better parts of the state, as there is little to do outside the 2 main college towns (Charleston/Huntington area and Morgantown) and they offer good aid to in state students thru the promise scholarship but cant use the funds OOS. I transferred there my junior year as a chem major from a CC and was quite upset that we had better lab equipment at the community college. I mean that was a good while ago, and im sure they have updated but shed like a good stem school.
Also the school’s reputation as a party school is deserved, and my kid isnt the most social person. (Was actually excited when she saw that ucsd is called uc socially dead bc she doesnt really like the whole party scene)
If we are accepted RD should we have an informed delivery notice for a package from the post office tomorrow?
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I wouldn’t think so but you will know tomorrow if you are accepted via: email/portal.
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I must have missed understood some of the previous posts then. I thought they created a shipping label for a package the day decisions are out. I thought people received a notification from the post office if they’re signed up for that. I can definitely wait an extra 12 hours but I am so excited!
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Do we know what time decisions come out tomorrow?
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They said late afternoon, idk exactly what that means
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From Wash U?
One AO said that high schools ask that colleges wait to make announcements until after 3pm so that it’s not disruptive to the high school day. Makes sense!
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High school day is for all high schools or for that one high school who requested 3pm?
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Most U.S. high schools end by 3pm Eastern so that’s when colleges will likely wait until releasing decisions.
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@FeiXing The other poster meant generally, not specific to one high school. (Most US high schools end by 3 pm in their own timezone.)
Apparently WashU tends to release decisions around 4:30 pm US Central time, which would be 5:30 US Eastern time.
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