<p>Yeah I think “need” becomes a very vague term with the ivies.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, having the restraint in place - however tenuous - is better than not having it at all. </p>
<p>If merit aid really played into it, I think schools like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (aka the richer schools) could just dominate even more over the “poorer” schools like UChicago, Penn, Brown, etc.</p>