<p>Hello, I had a question regarding financial aid from Cornell.</p>
<p>I am an international student and I am thinking about applying early decision to Cornell University.
Financial aid is very important to me and I am considered to be from a low-income family.
But due to my status as an international student, receiving financial aid from Cornell may be difficult.</p>
<p>Do you think I can get financial aid even if I apply early to Cornell?
Would applying early decision as an international student reduce my chance of getting financial aid?
Also, I heard that only around 40 to 50 international students in one grade receive financial aid. Is that true?
What are the standards that decide which international students get financial aid?</p>
<p>As someone who actually visited Cornell University in the summer and went to their financial aid office, I can unfortunately say that the chances of you getting financial aid are very slim. Cornell puts very low emphasis on handing out financial aid to international students, and there’s no guarantee that you would see a dime, regardless of what your situation looks like. </p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation myself as I’m applying from Canada, and they say that very few international students get FA each year. As for the standards, I can’t tell you that. </p>
<p>On the bright side, when I talked to the staff there, they said that applying early shouldn’t affect your financial aid situation. </p>
<p>Do you know what would happen to international students who are qualified to get accepted into the school but unqualified to get financial aid? Would Cornell still accept the students without giving them aid?</p>