<p>If Harvard admissions has to submit their list to the FAO for final approval, then it’s not really need blind, is it?
A few facts:
60% of the undergrads at Harvard receive FA
Harvard’s endowment is currently - despite the lousy market - 32 billion.
If every member of this year’s incoming class required full pay of tuition, room and board it would amount to about 80 million, or about one-quarter of 1% of the endowment.</p>
<p>OP, the chances of being accepted by Harvard are in no way influenced by your ability to pay.</p>