<p>just curious, heard this once</p>
<p>if a school is "need blind" then checking/not checking the box will have no effect on your chances of admission.
(a lot of schools are need blind)</p>
<p>Oh ok, thanks! I just looked it up, if anyone else is curious, wikipedia says the following schools are need-blind (shucks, I didn't check it and my numero uno is in here)</p>
<pre><code>* Amherst College
* Beloit College
* Boston College
* Bowdoin College
* Brandeis University
* Brown University
* California Institute of Technology
* Claremont McKenna College
* Columbia University
* Cornell University
* Cooper Union
* Dartmouth College
* Davidson College
* Duke University
* Emory University [3]
* Georgetown University
* Grinnell College
* Harvard University
* Haverford College
* Lawrence University (96% of need met)[4]
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Middlebury College
* Northwestern University
* Pomona College
* Princeton University
* Rice University [5]
* Stanford University
* Swarthmore College
* University of Chicago
* University of Pennsylvania
* University of Richmond
* University of Virginia [6]
* Vassar College [7]
* Vanderbilt University
* Wellesley College
* Wesleyan University
* Williams College
* Yale University
</code></pre>
<p>"A number of schools state they offer both need-blind admissions and full-need for U.S. students. However, experts speculate the actual number is much lower--perhaps about eight to twelve schools nationwide." (wikipedia)</p>
<p>hmmm maybe some say they are and really aren't? like how some schools say they don't look at all SAT scores but in reality, they consider all of them?</p>
<p>@kmatimber2</p>
<p>you're right that if the school is "need blind" it won't matter. But I don't think you're right about a lot of schools being need blind. Do a search on CC and unfortunately you'll find it's not the case.</p>
<p>Listen to that wikipedia article, few schools in reality are truly "need blind" even though they may claim to be.</p>
<p>Even when it's need blind, financial aide still has an impact. No school has unlimited fund, therefore schools will determine how to best use that fund. </p>
<p>If a school is need aware, financial aide will have even a bigger impact on your admission.</p>
<p>It's not the act of applying for aid that makes a difference; it's how much aid you need. If someone applies for aid, but doesn't qualify, that person is treated the same way as a person who never applied for aid: they're both full-pay students. If the school does consider financial need in admissions, it considers its bottom line: How much money does this student need compared to how much money we have left?</p>
<p>If you need enough aid to make a difference in admissions, then you need to apply for it anyway. What's the ponit of getting into a school that you can't afford?</p>
<p>Thanks for the information guys.</p>
<p>I know nothing about financial aid because I didn't apply for it, so I was wondering if that would possibly affect my chances. Why is April 1st not tomorrow!!</p>