<p>How do I calculate Financial Aid if I am foreigner?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>What do you mean? </p>
<p>If you are asking about the accuracy of the net price calculators for international students…that is a question to pose to each college.</p>
<p>First thing to check is whether your colleges give financial aid to international students…and whether they guarantee to meet 100% of need for all international students. And then keep in mind that there are only six schools that guarantee to meet full need AND are need blind for admissions. This means that at all the others, either they don’t meet full need and/or your ability to pay will be considered when your application for admission is considered.</p>
<p>Can your family pay any college costs?</p>
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<li><p>Of course I know that there are only 6 schools which are need blind for international students but I read that many other colleges help foreigners too (but not need-blind).</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, a small part of costs. </p></li>
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<p>So…you need to contact each college that you plan to apply to. Ask if their net price calculator is accurate for international students. They will tell you.</p>
<p>But I know that almost all calculators are useless for international students.</p>
<p>My question is what should I do in these cases? </p>
<p>What is your family income? Do you have any assets (money in the bank, real estate, etc). </p>
<p>The policies at schools vary with regard to how much aid you might or might not receive, and whether loans are included in the packages. Most schools (even the most generous ones) require a student contribution which is a couple thousand dollars and increases annually. </p>
<p>At a school like Harvard or Yale, if your income is below a certain amount (I think it’s $60,000) your costs possibly could be minimal to attend. But at other schools that meet full need…your family would be required to make a family contribution. </p>
<p>Since these are Profile schools, there is no way to predict the family contribution if the NPC isn’t accurate.</p>
<p>Here is what I would suggest…run the net price calculators. They won’t be accurate, but would at least give you a number. View that number as the MINIMUM you will be expected to contribute.</p>
<p>ok, thanks. </p>
<p>And I have two more questions - You mentioned Harvard and Yale, but I read that similar limit ($60 000) is in all need-blind colleges e.g. I’m interested in Amherst and Darmouth and they are need-blind for international students but I can’t find what is limit in these schools (less or more than $60 000).</p>
<p>What are differences between need-blind and need-aware? Because e.g. University of Pennsylvania is need-aware for international students.</p>
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See <a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/costs-financial-aid/financial-aid-for-international-students[quote]Because”>How it Works | Penn Admissions
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<p>You are confusing some terms. </p>
<p>Need blind is an admissions term. It means that your ability to pay will not be considered when your application for admission is considered.</p>
<p>Need aware schools DO consider your ability to pay when they are reviewing your application for admission.</p>
<p>The very vast majority of colleges are need blond for admissions even for international students. Most public universities, and many private universities just don’t have the time or manpower to review your financial status prior to determining whether to admit you. BUT the vast majority of these need blind colleges do NOT NOT meet full need for all accepted students. They certainly don’t have “no loan” policies for all earners under. $60,000. </p>
<p>OK, thank you very much. </p>
<p>Pomona is need blind ONLY IF you are studying in the US public high schools for full 4 years</p>
<p>Paul…so what if they are need blind. All that means is that your finances are not considered when your application is reviewed for admission.</p>
<p>This student needs AID. He needs a school that meets full need for all accepted international students.</p>
<p>i forgot to say pomona meets full need as well sorry!</p>