Financial Aid for Upper-Middle Class

notrichenough
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:47:56 +0000

But would schools view even applying for need aid, if it turns out you really, really don’t qualify for it, as inappropriate or overreaching in some way?

They might view it as a sign that you are unwilling to pay full price if they admit you with no financial aid, and therefore you would be less likely to accept. Or if you are close maybe they view it as meaning you had no way of knowing so you applied for FA just in case, in which case is probably wouldn’t affect your chances of admission.

But no one really knows for sure, it is most likely different at every school.