Do I need to tell colleges my social security number?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I'm an international student applying to US schools. I live in the US and just recieved a social security number. I'm applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>Now that that's out of the way, do I get considered for financial aid if I have a ssn or something? And if so should I call or email admissions offices?</p>

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<p>AFAIK, you can't get financial aid without supplying a social security number. It doesn't have to be on your application for admission, though; just on your financial aid application.</p>

<p>You don't automatically get considered for need-based financial aid; you must apply for it. Some colleges will automatically consider you for merit-based aid when you apply for admission. You don't have to supply your SSN in your admission application in order to be considered for merit-based aid, but you do have to supply your SSN in order to accept it.</p>

<p>For further questions on financial aid, I'd suggest you post them in the <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/&lt;/a> forum, where folks with more knowledge on that topic will see your questions.</p>

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<p>thank you 10char</p>