Where will being full-pay REALLY help?

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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;