Applying for fall of 2010 Cornell

<p>check out the document below, they say the process is need blind for intl students:
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<p>I think that is true for freshman applicants, but for international transfer applicants it is need-aware</p>

<p>i dunno, below it says the aid is available for both freshman and transfer applicants. plus, the financial aid application is the same for freshman and intl student, why would they have different policies. transfer students need less money than freshman too.</p>

<p>well sometimes transfer students need more money than freshman, as in the case of many people on this forum, but yeah I really don’t know. Your probably right</p>

<p>Well, for international students… It’s because internationals don’t pay tax; I know this because I am treated as an international, even if I have a permanent residence. Funny thing is my family pays tax and all the other stuff, but since we don’t have a green card, we don’t get the financial aid. I don’t know exactly why. But that is not just for Cornell. It’s for every other schools. They don’t give out financial aid to internationals, and it is way harder to get scholarships if you are one.</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing that ntmikey. Admissions is definitely need blind for international freshmen and transfers…an admissions officer from cornell told me about this first hand. So it doesnt matter if you’ve asked for aid or not, you will be admitted based on your merit.</p>

<p>But, the financial aid you get may not fufill all your costs. So, its definitely not gonna be a free ride even if you get in.
@nitmieky: I So agree with you. Why do so many colleges give aid to international freshmen but not to transfers!! Im like why would you not pay for 2 years when you are willing to pay for all 4! lol.</p>

<p>I believe the process is need blind for int students. However, it’s harder for international students to get financial aid and it’s only from school not from federal or state.</p>

<p>I just submit all the papers today. Good luck everyone.
Here my stats again:</p>

<p>International transfer ILR applicants who have already applied, since I haven’t. Let’s share data as did weirdon.</p>

<p>my friend in Stanford said that Ivy and top schools pick one or 2 international students from each country every year. I’m wondering how many Vietnamese students are applying this year.</p>

<p>Hey guys! </p>

<p>I read some of your posts and I really wish all of you best of luck! This is a very encouraging thread that is also helpful and makes me feel like I am not doing this alone. </p>

<p>Anyway, I’m applying for ENG and was curious if anyone else is in the same boat with me.</p>

<p>Has everyone already submitted the financial aid forms? do we need to complete the collegeboard profile BY march 15th? or is the march 15th only for the paper form stuff, like w-2 and stuff</p>

<p>I will submit the financial aid forms tomorrow. and march 15th is the postmark deadline for financial aid application + papers</p>

<p>As a freshman at Rice, i’ve realized that my interests better correspond with Cornell’s School of ILR. I was wondering what you thought of my chances of admission. </p>

<p>My particulars:</p>

<p>College:
GPA - 3.85 during first semester at Rice
extracurriculars - pretty good (two leadership positions in prominent clubs that align well with ILR)
classes taken - those that ILR wants to see (i.e. economics, business, history,)
(midterm reports may be less impressive than first semester)
I also think my ILR phone interview went well.
decent letters of rec</p>

<p>High School:
GPA - 3.7 from top public school in ny
extracurriculars - very impressive (leadership: president of student gov and a few clubs, athlete, arts, etc.)
classes taken - pretty rigorous (lots of AP credit)
SAT - 1350/2100
very impressive letters of rec</p>

<p>Thanks for your input!!</p>

<p>Mikey, what do you mean Ivies and top schools pick one or two students annually? What sort of admissions?</p>

<p>my friend from Stanford said they usually accept the top 2-5 students from each country for diversity and coz they don’t want to accept too many intl students.
that’s what she said, don’t know if is true though. she was one of the two Vietnamese students got accepted into Stanford in 2005</p>

<p>no. not 2-5 students for sure. because there were about 10 people who got in to Stanford from Korea about 3 years ago… and that is from just one high school…</p>

<p>no. standord tend to accept the top <em>self-payed</em> international students. Their funding for international aid is extremely limited.</p>

<p>Hmm. I think 2-5 a little exaggerated. But Stanford is competitive. I’d reckon that Cornell would admit more intl students though.</p>

<p>madi - you don’t need to have tons of words as long as you get your point across</p>

<p>it’s harder for internationals to get in, sadly. it’s a shame really; i think they brighten up the campus. i loooooove the international students. (accents make me swoon haha)
however, internationals usually have better luck applying to be a visiting student</p>