Worth using Early Action on Vassar?

[CrewDad]

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Good point. Smith, Mount Holyoke et al. are similar, and Vassar was until 7 years ago. Prospective students’ financial situations only become and issue for the last ~5-10% (marginal admits) of the applications. </p>

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Typically, admissions officers at “need-aware” colleges read through applications and rank the students in terms of attractiveness to the college. They usually admit the top students without regard to incomes. As the officers move down their lists, they start to look at their financial aid budget to see whether they can afford to fully fund those applicants. Colleges such as Reed, Carleton, and Gettysburg say that they accept at least 90 percent of their students on merit and consider income only for the last few seats in each class.

<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/03/23/colleges-where-need-for-aid-can-hurt-admission-odds”>http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/03/23/colleges-where-need-for-aid-can-hurt-admission-odds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;