I am debating whether or not to apply for financial aid, i know the deadline is coming up so it will likely be done today. Im curious if applying for financial aid will affect my admission decision at all. I highly doubt i will get any income based aid, and i dont believe i will receive any merit based financial aid, so its not worth applying for financial aid if it will even slightly affect any admission decision in my case.
I don’t think it will affect your decision. You should still apply for financial aid even if you doubt you will get any.
I believe the UCs are need blind.