Which American high school boarding schools are need-blind for FA?

SevenDad
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:14:44 +0000

@litwit100‌: Welcome to the forum.

Two pieces of advice: 1. “Carpet bombing” the forum with a bunch of thread starters before you get any traction/response on even one is generally not a good strategy for productive use of the forum; 2. Most, if not all, of the questions you’ve started threads for have been covered in depth in existing threads…so it’s a good idea to use the search tool (however cumbersome it is) to look for info before starting a new thread.

I’ve found the forum rewards people who do their homework, and who take a more measured approach to thread starting.

To answer your question above: Of the schools most often discussed here, AFAIK only Andover uses “need blind” language in their marketing materials. Note that there is a difference between “need blind” and “fully meeting demonstrated need”…I think more than few schools fall into the latter category. And yes, I think that at most schools, applying for FA lowers your chances of admission.