<p>I am a high school student from China. I was just accepted by Cornell University, but my financial aid application is on the waiting list. The annual expense for an international student to attend Cornell is about US$ 50,000.</p>
<p>My family can support me US$ 50,000 for the first year and US$ 20,000 for the second year, but it will be very hard for me to pay the rest 2.5 years (almost impossible).</p>
<p>Will it be possible for me to get financial aid from the school on the second year? Will a Cornell sophomore without financial aid in the first year has some priorities over new Cornell applicants to get financial aid? If I cannot afford the expenses for the rest two years, will the college help me find a solution or I must leave the college?</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply and advice!</p>
<p>You need to contact the financial aid office at Cornell and ask about your options. Some colleges and universities will not give students financial aid in later years if the student did not receive it for their first year. I do not know Cornell’s policy.</p>
<p>50k + 20k = 70k</p>
<p>There are a number of colleges and universities in the US that you could attend for all four years for 70k. Did you apply to any of them?</p>
<p>Did you receive a financial aid award from another college or university that would bring your four year cost down to 70k?</p>
<p>Every single year there are international students who have to transfer to less expensive schools because they have run out of money. This happens to US students too. Please don’t let this happen to you. Choose a school that you afford.</p>
<p>total:70k
amount for each of the 4 yrs: 70/4=17.5k</p>
<p>ask for aid for rest of the amount. if they dont give u, then go wer u get max aid.
DO NOT think u can get by if u cant afford…</p>
<p>as happymom said, most ppl transfer coz ther run out of money. so go to a decent school which u can afford. transfers get very less aid, unless u r transferring to an ivy.</p>
<p>i suggest u apply to a lot of colleges…wer u have a chance of gettin the aid u want…so get to research right now…:)</p>
<p>Thank happymomof1 and uplander. Your advices are very helpful to me. I also got acceptance from SFS in Georgetown University, but the financial aid package has not been sent me yet. But I assume the chance will not be much better than Cornell.</p>
<p>Well, you’re probably only competing with other international students for that school’s portion of FA. I’m also assuming life in Ithaca, if you wanted to move out of the dorms, would be much less expensive than in Washington. </p>
<p>One thing you might consider is spending the first two years at a school that has an articulation agreement with Cornell/Georgetown. Often you can save alot that way, but still end up with a degree from your top choice school.</p>