<p>Holistic reviews may consider whether the applicant has come from a disadvantaged situation and see his/her achievements as being more impressive if starting from a disadvantaged start line.</p>
<p>Note that this may not always match with current financial aid need calculations. For example, if the applicant was born into a poor family who only recently managed to become non-poor, s/he might have had to overcome considerable disadvantages associated with poverty while growing up and going to K-12 school. In contrast, an applicant who grew up in a high income family who recently became low income (but have enough savings to avoid losing the house) may not have had to overcome any disadvantages while growing up and going to K-12 school.</p>