Need-blind

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission. US, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having such an admission policy. US, not-comparable

    "In a year, give or take, student loans would come due―Harvard was need-blind (that was significantly why he had chosen it), but even his generous financial aid package didn’t cover everything."

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"In a year, give or take, student loans would come due―Harvard was need-blind (that was significantly why he had chosen it), but even his generous financial aid package didn’t cover everything."

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