Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

sybbie719
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:16:01 +0000

To me, it seems all that “need-blind” implies is that the admissions office doesn’t / can’t know which applicants are applying for financial aid… but not necessarily the other way around.



Actually, what need blind means if a student has a need or no need, whether it is $1 or the full cost of attendance, it will not be a factor in the admissions process.

Considering that on the common app there is a question that asks if you will be applying to financial aid and the student clicks yes or no, the admissions committee already knows who will need $ from Dartmouth or any other school. they just do not know how much $ the student will need.