Are colleges really "need-blind"?

bluebayou
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:51 +0000

Don’t forget the easy stuff: ECs! It’s hard to participate – much less standout – in ECs if you have to work as a grocery bagger to help pay the family bills. Since colleges place a premium on ECs to “build a class,” they are in fact placing a premium on kids who have the time and wherewithal to be able to successfully participate in those “valued” ECs, i.e., kids from middle-upper class families.