<p>My own eyes confirm what @Dadx has said. Schools like nearby Haverford do seem to be a sell among the EFC full pays, but not FA seekers - I know at least two kids who need FA who are considering it, but no full pays. However, when I look at Haverford’s Common Data Set, it seems our impressions are wrong. More than half the freshman at Haverford are full pay. Less than 10 percent are from abroad. From my own perspective, I’m just not seeing any attraction toward schools like Haverford among the full pays. I see full pays seeking out state schools (both in and oos). I see full pay kids who are pursuing a liberal arts major seeking out schools like Loyola Maryland or Fordham where they’ll get at least some discount. Furthermore, the full pay families I know who are willing to pay 60k+ are looking at schools like Stanford and Duke. And if they aren’t accepted to their first choice, they’re looking at UVa, Michigan, and U of Vermont to name a few. </p>
<p>Whether the attitude I’m seeing will spread or it’s just peculiar to the full pay demographic with which I’m familiar, I can’t say. But the difference in what I’m seeing in real life compared to what’s shown on the Haverford CDS is striking.</p>