> Ivy League schools will allocate a certain number of seats to allow those with the grades but without the means to attend the school. Incorrect. All of the

> Ivy League schools will allocate a certain number of seats to allow those with the grades but without the means to attend the school. Incorrect. All of the Ivies perform need-blind admissions for US citizens; they make an admissions decision without knowing whether the student will need financial aid (which is determined according to a formula). Harvard, Princeton, and Yale are furthermore need-blind for all non-American applicants, while the others look at need for a varying selections of non-American. https://www.forsterthomas.com/admissionsconsultingblog/which-ivy-league-colleges-are-need-blind-and-under-which-circumstances https://www.forsterthomas.com/admissionsconsultingblog/which... Obviously, this is possible because they have huge endowments (they could do just fine charging zero tuition) and they know that statistically a large fraction of the admits will come from very wealthy families that will pay most/all of tuition.