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Opening more doors to applicants from low-income backgrounds often means closing more doors to affluent applicants.
To his surprise, about 60 percent of the videos are from women, and two-thirds are from financial-aid applicants, easing concern that the video option might help the already-advantaged affluent applicants.
However, the steep tuition and exclusivity of private institutions can inhibit less affluent applicants.
New York MFAs are increasingly populated with wealthy students, leaving less affluent applicants concerned about cohort homogeneity.
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By conveying what's expected, Mr. Fetherston says, portfolio days help level the playing field for less-affluent applicants.
But whom does holistic admissions help more — minority students, or affluent white applicants from private and suburban schools?
Even in the public schools in the relatively affluent community of one applicant, Tiffany, the counselors are overworked and responsible for handling many more jobs than college advising.
Most successful applicants come from affluent homes as admission is accompanied by costly private tuition.
They can also pick and choose among applicants, accepting the affluent and rejecting the poor.
Some need-blind colleges said that they had been working to publicize their generous financial aid packages — and that it seemed to be paying off in early-decision applicants from less-affluent settings.
But it raised concerns that it would shift our applicant pool to more affluent borrowers who could more easily afford to pay the initial deposit.
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