<p>^^ I think you’re right. Yale Herald could have mistakenly written “top uni” instead of “ivy-league uni” (as Rister said, “A for Admissions” said none of the Ivies are need-blind to internationals)</p>
<p>Many sources just have conflicting information, and I can not find anywhere that it explicitly states when MIT or Harvard have gone need-blind to foreign citizens.</p>
<p>Another source by (infamous) Yale says this:</p>
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[QUOTE=Yale Daily News, April 25, 2003]
…international student aid did not become need-blind until 2000, when Yale joined institutions including Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that had already implemented such policies…</p>
<p>[Yale</a> Daily News - Talent abroad is a challenge for Yale](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/7886]Yale”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/7886)
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<p>And if you wish, another source by Harvard
[QUOTE=Harvard Crimson, November 16, 2000]
…MIT has a similar need-blind program for international students…</p>
<p>[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Yale Institutes Need-Blind Admissions for International Students](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=102357]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=102357)
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<p>And finally, in MIT’s words
[QUOTE=MIT Spectrum, Winter 2008]
…MIT’s commitment to a need-blind admissions policy began in 1969, which includes a commitment that all students admitted to MIT will have the financial support they need…</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Spectrum Winter 2008 A Letter from the President](<a href=“MIT Spectrum - Spectrum | MIT for a Better World”>MIT Spectrum - Spectrum | MIT for a Better World)
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<p>I’m just confused as to why all the other schools highlight “the FIRST to [for eg. exclude loans from finaid package]” or explicitly state “need-blind to FOREIGN CITIZENS”, but not MIT.
These information would make it look like MIT was indeed the first to admit foreign students regardless of their need. </p>
<p>Or are those “first…” articles simply not available online, or was there another school in the game back then?</p>