Financial Aid, Admissions, and “Need-Blind” Policies
Jared Hobson June 30, 2025 No Comments
Here’s how to identify ‘need-blind’ and ‘need-aware’ colleges when building your college list.
Here’s how to identify ‘need-blind’ and ‘need-aware’ colleges when building your college list.
A recent survey of college admission directors revealed that more schools are admitting students because of they are “full-pay”. What does this mean for you in the college application process?
Are admissions decisions really “need blind”? Sometimes. But financial aid decisions clearly are not.
Colleges may claim that their admissions process is “need blind.” But their process for awarding financial aid may not meet your need. Confused? That’s how colleges want it.
A few days ago I wrote a post providing some of my predictions about how the credit crunch will affect