<p>How willing is Duke University to aid international students? I heard that it was something like 20 - 25 students before, in which case I would eliminate Duke from my list of schools immediately. Has the situation changed or is financial aid for international (Canadian) citizens still very limited?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Sorry, AFAIK, it’s still very limited. Financial considerations are still used as a criteria for admissions for international students.</p>
<p>You’re correct: financial aid for international students is only about 20-25 individuals.</p>
<p>However, I’ve always thought this stat was misleading.</p>
<p>International students who apply to financial aid are put into a separate pool from other internationals and American students. Any given year, the number of international students who apply for financial aid aren’t spectacularly high.</p>
<p>Also, check if your country (the place where you hold residency–so not Canada if you live someplace else) currently has a sizable representation in Duke. If not, that’d help as Duke (like all universities) loves diversity.</p>
<p>I’d say if you were a decent applicant (who has good English and writing), to definitely go for it, especially if Duke is your first choice.</p>
<p>You might also want to cater your essay to increase your chances.</p>
<p>I’m studying in Hong Kong, does that change anything? Duke is definitely my first choice.</p>
<p>I think Duke already has a pretty substantial HK contingent so that’s possibly not very helpful.</p>
<p>If you are a strong candidate, apply anyways. You could get an A.B or uni scholarship. Otherwise, you’re probably going to be paying a lot.</p>
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<p>This is a good point. You never know. The university scholars program has several international students as it uses diversity as a measure of selection.</p>
<p>For the class of 2011, 6/12 were born or grew up in a foreign country.</p>
<p>[University</a> Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www.duke.edu/web/usp/scholars/undergrads11.html]University”>http://www.duke.edu/web/usp/scholars/undergrads11.html)</p>
<p>6/8 for class of 2013, including one HKer:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.duke.edu/web/usp/scholars/undergrads13.html[/url]”>http://www.duke.edu/web/usp/scholars/undergrads13.html</a></p>
<p>yes, and I think there is one person from hong kong who recieved the uni award this year.</p>
<p>apply. and good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info guys. I think I’m going to go ahead and apply.</p>
<p>What about India? Does Duke have a sizeable class population from India?</p>
<p>^same question here.</p>
<p>^ I don’t know what the exact number is, but I’d venture to say that there’s already a sizeable Indian population at Duke.</p>