No, if the school doesn’t the full need for international students. Only a handful of schools (one of them is MIT) will meet the full need of international students, and Cornell isn’t one of them.
I’m not sure you are correct.
Cornell is need aware for international students. The college will only admit the number of students they can fully fund. This means that the school takes a critical eye at financial need for international students.
There are only a handful of schools that are both need blind and meet full need for all students…MIT is one of those. BUT there are a bunch of schools that will meet the need of ACCEPTED international students…because they are need aware schools…and know just how much they can spend. They fully fund those who they accept…but that number is limited by the resources they allocate for need based aid for the international population.
Cornell is one of these schools.
@geekgurl you know…folks are being reasonable here…and are trying to get you to look at all of the angles. I want to add…if you come from an Asian country…you will be in competition with all the other students, most very high performing, who are applying from that region. Many can pay the full cost to attend.
Cornell does meet 100% of need for international students, of course the fin aid funds are limited, so it is very difficult for international students with substantial need to get accepted given a need aware situation.
From Cornell international fin aid FAQS: (https://finaid.cornell.edu/sites/finaid.cornell.edu/files/International%20FinAid%20FAQs.pdf)
What is the selection process for international financial aid?
• Beginning with the class enrolling in fall 2017, students who are admitted and have applied for financial aid and have
demonstrated financial need will receive a financial aid package that meets 100% of their demonstrated financial need
(Cornell University does not provide partial financial aid awards).
@geekgurl The rub is that Cornell may calculate your need (COA less family contribution as determined by CSS profile) and come up with a number that you and your parents do not agree with and perhaps can not pay. Said differently, Cornell is unlikely to cover your full COA.
@thumper1 , @Mwfan1921 You’re correct. I didn’t realize Cornell changed its policy regarding financial aid for international students two years ago.