<p>You should ask each school specifically if the admissions process is need blind or not. When my friend went through this with her daughter, she was turned down everywhere but Choate where she was WL. When my friend called to discuss the situation, she found out that she was on the WL due to financial need. So she said that she would come up with the money, and voila, acceptance. That was about 16 years or so ago, but, yes, that was the way it worked then. My sons’ independent school has had kids in fin aid limbo too. But there may be some schools that are truly need blind. Call and ask Admission straight out.</p>