@NoobMaster My daughter was waitlisted at Wesleyan in the ED round and we were also asking for a lot of financial aid. I have heard that Bates and Wesleyan are looking for students who can pay full fare. "Today, more and more college admission officers want – and need – to know whether the kid can pay full-freight. And if there is a choice between two virtually-identical applicants – one who needs financial
aid and one who doesn’t – the fat envelope is going to go to the kid
who can pay full tuition. Some very good schools – such as Wesleyan – are coming forward and admitting that they can’t afford to be 100% need-blind. “More
than a handful of schools are not being honest however,” states Muska. “So kudos to them. Families need this transparency from colleges.”How many other schools did you apply to?