How need blind is need blind

kameronsmith
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:29:43 +0000

Yeah right. Common App has a section that make you list your estimated income, and have a place that have you check off to see if you’re applying for financial aid. You can’t really escape that can you? Put down $40,000 for a $200,000 private school and you think they won’t flinch?

They won’t know. In need-blind institutions, such information is NOT given to admissions department. That’s the whole point of it being need-blind: they’re blind to you need.