<p>Hi International95, #2, thank you for your prompt reply. Could you elaborate more on need-blind admission v.s. meeting full-need admission? I came across Bowdoin College’s webpage about need blind and meeting full need. </p>
<p><a href=“Student Aid | Bowdoin College”>Student Aid | Bowdoin College;
<p>As I read along the following passage, "Bowdoin practices need-blind admission. Need blind means that the ability to pay the College’s tuition and fees is not part of the decision to admit a student, " such descriptions sounded better for than the the passages below, “The idea behind our need-based aid is to bridge the gap between the total cost to attend Bowdoin and your family’s ability to pay. When reviewing each file we take into consideration each family’s unique financial circumstances.” My Estimated Family Contribution (EFG) is $64.00, and I did not fully understand why meeting full-need is more important. Yet I do see the value of meeting full-need admission as I totally need to assume a portion of my expenses. I am still learning college admissions terms and process with the help of school counselors and myself, so it would be good if you can tell me more about the differences. </p>
<p>Thank you again. </p>
<p>Hi Swati, reedadmission,: thank you for your prompt reply. I do have a somewhat complex situation because I insisted on going another route - transferring to (competitive) LACs without a SAT score instead of a public research school. I was about to email the admissions of Reed College after getting some clues here, and thank you for the reply letting me know to whom I could talk with. I have not discussed this with college counselors and others because sometimes they would feel my way is not efficient and realistic or they just don’t know how to help me. Plus, I feel I should have at least a SAT practice test score because it will be more easy for others to help me further about the admission process (since SAT is a requirement).</p>
<p>I will send an email and copy and paste my concerns and call the admission office. </p>
<p>P.S. Please excuse me for my typos in the previous post.</p>