<p>Family wealth can come up, sure. Whether it means the kid automatically passes muster is disputable. Why am I arguing this? Holistic. Does it always work perfectly at every school? Doubt it. Does the GW tale tell us much about need-blind, in general? Doubt that, too. Are some schools with middling endowments probably looking for hints the kid won’t cost them much? Probably. Maybe a great applicant to one of these does get a teeny glow. But “great” is more than Mom and/or Dad’s financial status.</p>
<p>F&R, my question would be: was your friend’s kid a high achiever in that sort of pool that cultivates and highly promotes their “top performers?” </p>
<p>Blossom, yeah, but 10-20 min per review doesn’t allow much time for googling. </p>