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[Petey]

Originally Posted by Ether

Does your financial aid office operate the same way ?

I'm not quite sure what you mean, but our financial aid office is:

- need blind, meaning we consider applications without positive or negative prejudice associated with your financial need or lack thereof; we won't let you in because you can pay the full ride nor deny you because you can't pay a nickel

- need only, meaning we award financial aid on the basis of need and not merit

- full need, meaning we will meet every single cent of your family's demonstrated financial need

Originally Posted by Chris is me

That's refreshing to hear. The point of what I said (poorly communicated, I know) is that if you're worried about number x being juuust a bit low, you should consider schools that consider you for more than that, MIT being included on that list.

thanks!

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Petey

I'm not quite sure what you mean

This is what I meant: Many colleges offer grants that are keyed to GPA and ACT/SAT score with a straightforward formula.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Petey

our financial aid office is:

- need blind, meaning we consider applications without positive or negative prejudice associated with your financial need or lack thereof; we won't let you in because you can pay the full ride nor deny you because you can't pay a nickel

Just to be clear, it sounds like your admissions policy is need blind, not your financial aid.

[RoboMom]

And on a related topic:
http://www.boston.com/news/education...rom_alumnu s/

[Petey]

Originally Posted by Ether

Just to be clear, it sounds like your admissions policy is need blind, not your financial aid.

Correct. Our financial aid is need-only, meaning we key it to your financial need, not merit (GPA/SAT/ACT/whatever).

[Chris is me]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were insinuating that aid was merit based (as in a higher GPA will get you a better amount of money from FAFSA or something). Deleting post...