<p>so desperate after getting six rej..</p>
<p>I just wonder whether an appl with FC10,000 >> an appl with FC 20,000?</p>
<p>it certainly hurts, but I know internationals that got full rides</p>
<p>Umm, yeah...</p>
<p>It doesn't.</p>
<p>It can hurt. It depends on each school's individual financial aid policy. You have to read what each school says.</p>
<p>it really depends. if u r applying to HYPM, that will not be a prob, cuz they r really generous. but if u r applying to skools like UPenn, stanford, etc. you'd better be praying...</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!</p>
<p>Okay, based on my "research" (a.k.a. stalking colleges). Yeah, it does hurt... unless you're totally like, an OMGWTHyesYesYEZZZZZZ student they can't resist (haha). </p>
<p>Most colleges would have to consider your EFC before they admit you. The greater your EFC, the better your chances. They cannot exhaust a huge chunk of their funds just for one kid with like, zero EFC. And what's the point of admitting a student who can't pay anyway? (I think a few schools do offer admission to internationals though even if they can't meet full aid. They'll just have to look for outside sources.) </p>
<p>Some other colleges, on the other hand, only offer competitive private scholarships to internationals because we don't qualify for federal aid (which is a huge source of funding). So, yeah, it's kind of a disadvantage for us.</p>
<p>P.S. This whole thing does NOT apply, however, to colleges that are need-blind to internationals (e.g. HYP, Middlebury, MIT, & Williams... y'know... the really impossible-ish ones to get into). </p>
<p>My mistake was that I did not even bother to try and look for outside loans/grants/scholarships to somehow increase my EFC... So yeah, try that out.</p>
<p>thank you all for the posts..
I just got waitlisted at Columbia, and with another northwestern wl..</p>
<p>I just wonder whether increasing my FC now to try to get off the WL makes sence?</p>
<p>from $18,000 to 35,000?(by applying the loan)</p>
<p>I applied for full financial aid and this is what happened:</p>
<p>Harvard - rejected
Yale - deferred SCEA; rejected
Princeton - rejected
Cornell - rejected
Northwestern - rejected
Middlebury - waitlisted (praying...)
Johns Hopkins - waitlisted (praying...)
Williams - pending
UMich - pending
UWisc - pending</p>
<p>Very disappointing but I'll be strong... :)</p>
<p>Oh boeing, it's 'interesting' that you almost made the same experiences that I made. What's your plan if you shouldn't get in anywhere?</p>
<p>kinda hard to get off from the WL。。。</p>