Where will being full-pay REALLY help?

College Search & Lists
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<p>i’m a junior in hs. i won’t be applying for fa anywhere. OBVIOUSLY i know that at need-blind schools this won’t make a difference…but what about other top schools that are NOT need-blind? i’mtalking top 50 schools.thanks</p>

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<p>I believe WUSTL and Johns Hopkins aren’t need-blind.</p>

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<p>Santa Clara isn’t need-blind. It’s #2 of the Western Masters schools, and it’s very popular.</p>

<p>I don’t think Georgetown is need-blind.</p>

<p>What are your stats? If your stats are low for the school, being full pay may not help you. </p>

<p>What do you want in a school besides prestige?</p>

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<p>Georgetown is need-blind for all students:
[Georgetown</a> University- Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying_firstyear_financialaid.cfm]Georgetown”>http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying_firstyear_financialaid.cfm)</p>

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<p>mom is right - stats still matter. Small LACs like Rhodes are dependent on a few full pays every year, so that might be a kind of school to look at.</p>

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<p>It is a reasonable question. If you are full pay where might you have an admissions advantage to a school.</p>

<p>FWIW</p>

<p>[Need-blind</a> admission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission]Need-blind”>Need-blind admission - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Hopkins is need blind in admissions except for international and wait list. They might admit you but not meet your need. They have a FinAid budget. When it’s gone it’s gone. Thus you have no advantage unless you get waitlisted. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/318722-why-isnt-jhu-need-blind.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/318722-why-isnt-jhu-need-blind.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>WashU is notoriously concerned about yield management. From my D’s school’s Naviance (in MASS), a large majority of ALL applicants got waitlisted! No rhyme or reason. According to a previous CC post, they are need blind for about 90% of the class, but then the FinAid budget runs out and the rest are not need-blind. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/668452-wash-u-admissions-need-blind.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/668452-wash-u-admissions-need-blind.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I have a 90 average at a boarding school in MA.
I haven’t taken the SATS or the ACTs yet…but I’m shooting for 2200+ and 34+ and believe I have the potential to earn those scores.
I take a challenging course load with the APs offered by my school.
I do ECs, but I’m nothing special.
Based on the provided information, please provide insight on where being a full-pay student would be to my advantage.</p>

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<p>In today’s environment pretty much anywhere but the schools listed under Need Blind Admission in the link posted by ClassicRockerDad. Any state school would be happy to get a full pay student, in or out of state, particularly with your projected scores.</p>