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The idea has always been that admission and aid are separate decisions (for US citizen), and that applying for financial aid would therefore never have negative
by matt4077 9y ago
The idea has always been that admission and aid are separate decisions (for US citizen), and that applying for financial aid would therefore never have negative consequences (beyond the time to fill out the application).
- lnanek2 9y agoYes, but before people believed Standford's lies that aid was needs based, so if they had money from a job or something, they would expect to get nothing and not bother applying. I was in a similar situation, my parents both worked, and was offered nothing in terms of financial aid. Now that we know aid is not needs based, and in fact a lot of aid goes to people with the most finance experience, it makes sense to apply even if you have money already.