<p>is it true that the chance of being accepted is very low for international students? does it matter if the international student will be self-financed?</p>
<p>It doesn't matter if you're self-financed-- it DOES matter if you're asking for fin aid, you get what I mean? </p>
<p>There's a good handful of internationals here (myself included) so good luck! :)</p>
<p>Regardless of the whole financial aid thing, the acceptance rate for international students is very low.</p>
<p>Admissions for Internationals is competitive. This year, there are only 8 Indian passport holders (myself being one) (for comparison, MIT accepted 9 Indians, and Princeton usually accepts around 4) , and the numbers for most of the other countries (with the exception of Singapore) aren't big either.</p>
<p>Asking for aid will not lower your chances. Cornell offers need blind admissions to Internationals. However, you may or may not recieve the aid u ask for.</p>
<p>However,if u apply ED, u cannot apply for aid.</p>
<p>well this is pretty bad
i have to apply as international but i am getting green card in the coming months
thats not gonna help me much right?</p>
<p>Asking for aid WILL lower your chance. The need blind thing in for US citizens and "eligibal noncitizens," including permanent residents, Canadians, or Mexicans.</p>
<p>Arjun, are you sure? There seems to be far more Indians...
I can tell you for sure there are at least 40 Korean citizens in our year.</p>
<p>I emailed them, and they said it's need blind.</p>
<p>But, it's doesn't "meet full needs" for international students. </p>
<p>So, there u go</p>
<p>kennyk, I don't know who gave you the information, but it certainly doesn't sound right. Cornell is not need-blind for internationals. </p>
<p>Here's a quote from the Cornell website:
"Cornell University maintains only a very limited program of financial assistance for international students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Those who do receive funds have exceptional credentials and demonstrate financial need. This information is not intended to discourage you from applying, but to give you a realistic understanding of the nuances for receiving financial aid to attend Cornell."</p>
<p>hmm... I'm a Canadian citizen living in USA (not a permanent resident of USA)... would I be viewed similar to domestic students?</p>
<p>i know that some schools give full rides to international students...is it like this at cornell? </p>
<p>(just wondering...im from USA so it doesnt apply to me)</p>
<p>Cornell offers Need Blind Admissions to Internationals. That means whether u ask for aid does not affect ur chances.
But, Aid is not guarenteed. Hence,it does not ffer Need Blind Aid to Internationals.
Hope that helps clear up things.</p>
<p>heythatslife, yes...thats a fact. The other Indians from India are US citizens.</p>
<p>"Cornell offers Need Blind Admissions to Internationals. That means whether u ask for aid does not affect ur chances.
But, Aid is not guarenteed. Hence,it does not ffer Need Blind Aid to Internationals."</p>
<p>That totally just contradicted itself.</p>
<p>No it didn't. According to that statement, admissions won't know whether or not you applied for aid, but you may not get all the money you need to attend if accepted. I don't know if this is true or not, however.</p>
<p>123, no it doesn't contradict at all!</p>
<p>need blind admissions means they don't look at your financial status to accept you.</p>
<p>However, after they accept you, they can choose not to give you aid.</p>
<p>The quote "Cornell University maintains only a very limited program of financial assistance for international students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Those who do receive funds have exceptional credentials and demonstrate financial need. This information is not intended to discourage you from applying, but to give you a realistic understanding of the nuances for receiving financial aid to attend Cornell." does not say that finaid applicants will be at a disadvantage, it does say however that funding for intels is limited. So it could be that they dont consider your finaid status when they decide, but once you're admitted they can choose to give you as much, or rather as little, as possible</p>