<p>Hi there- I have a question- has anyone experienced being on a waitlist for a college, or if it is your child, and you found out the college/universtiy passed over someone that they could admit who would be getting financial aid for someone who would be paying for the education fully (whether the funding came from a trust/parent or their work)? Any advice on this happpening would be great. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well, this may not really answer your question, but in the past two weeks, I have actually gotten off two Ivy waitlists – Cornell CAS and Columbia College. I had originally planned to attend NYU. My counselor had prepared me for the possibility that my waitlist colleges would give me bad finaid. However, she was wrong.</p>
<p>My finaid was AMAZING! I was blown away by the generosity of these two colleges. Both finaid packages were better than that of NYU’s (which was giving me a great merit scholarship) and Columbia’s, especially, was excellent. I am definitely attending Columbia now and I ecstatic – MUCH better bargain – better education for a better price. </p>
<p>I originally held the cynical notion that colleges sometimes violated their “need-blind” policy, preferring to accept wealthy students rather than those whom they have to expend aid on. I’m not sure anymore though…</p>