I hope folk did not misconstrue my comments. I am absolutely clear on how Yale’s need blind admissions works and yes, it also meets full need as far as financial aid
(as a middle class parent of a Yale student, I can quibble with that, but that’s another post). Don’t know how my comment was taken any other way. And yes, there are other schools that may be need blind as far as admissions. And there are others, through whatever means they choose, and due to the fact that they cannot meet the need of all admits, do make choices based upon the perceived ability to pay. Even if they do admit everyone without regard to money, in reality they are skewed toward those that can pay because of their lack of financial resources. CC is full of cases of students who got into great schools, but then can’t afford to pay to go. We lecture parents all the time about only allowing kids to apply to schools they can afford, so for some schools, lower income students may not apply at all because they know they have no means to pay for it.
My monetary donations to Yale have never been large since I decided to use my Yale degree and devote myself to relatively low paid public service. However, I have donated my time over the years as many of us have. I am proud that Yale has its massive endowment and that it continues to acknowledge and expand the ways in which it meets the needs of students which goes far beyond just giving them money for tuition, room and board. We’re all ultimately on the same page.