How need blind is need blind

kameronsmith
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:42:28 +0000

Um, no. That’s blatantly false—especially at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. Financial considerations do not enter the consideration of the admissions department. Please don’t try to guess “why” people were admitted—it probably wasn’t because of any ability to pay, especially at top schools. At such institutions, tuition really isn’t even a huge factor.

A far more likely explanation is them being legacies or simply being strong applicants. Please stop spreading misinformation and speculation.

A caveat to this is that some lesser institutions, such as Tufts, will consider need late in the cycle.