<p>EDIT: I thought Princeton was first, but it seems like Harvard was actually first?</p>
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[QUOTE=News, Sep 17, 1999]
…Indeed, Harvard is the only top university that is need-blind towards internationals…</p>
<p>[Casting</a> a wide net into international waters | Sep 17, 1999](<a href=“http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxviii/1999.09.17/features/front.html]Casting”>http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxviii/1999.09.17/features/front.html)
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Not exactly sure when it became need-blind but sometimes between 1997 and 1999</p>
<p>Not sure if Yale was before or after Princeton…</p>
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[QUOTE=News, Jan 27, 2001]
…The University applied the “need-blind” policy to international freshmen in the Class of 2004 on a trial basis, and today’s approval by the trustees formalizes that practice…</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> - News - Grants to replace loans for all students on financial aid](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/01/q1/0127-aid.htm]Princeton”>Princeton - News - Grants to replace loans for all students on financial aid)
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<p>That would mean in 2000?</p>