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Boarding School Financial Aid, Explained for International Families
Need-based aid, merit, scholarships, need-blind, tuition arrangements and loans: what each term means at a U.S. boarding school, and what changes from year to…
Glossary
Need-blind
A school that decides admission without considering whether a family has applied for financial aid.
Why it matters
Few boarding schools are need-blind, and a school can be need-blind for domestic applicants and not for international ones. Read each school's policy before deciding how to apply.
Who decides
Each school sets its own admission and aid policy.
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A GESP consultant can explain the term in the context of your family's own plan.
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