<p>Most colleges define "need blind" as a policy of not denying admission to students because of their inability to pay the cost of attending. "Need-blind" is probably an unfortunate prhase, becuase of the common-sense meanings that attach to it. I don't think that any school maintains that they can't <em>admit</em> a student because of their finances (at either end of the spectrum) or that there's a firewall between the FA and admissions officers.</p>