<p>I am looking towards an ivy league college. I want to know how can i get a full scholarship? I really can't afford to pay these high tuition fees.</p>
<p>Ivy league schools do not give merit scholarships.</p>
<p>They only award financial aid based on determined need. </p>
<p>You’ll have to submit a FAFSA and a CSS Profile. If you’re not a US Citizen or green card resident, then you won’t submit a FAFSA. They’ll want to see detailed proof of income, assets, etc, and from all of this they determine what your need is.</p>
<p>BTW…ivies only admit a very small percentage of applicants, so you’ll need to also apply to other schools.</p>
<p>As noted…full “scholarship” to the Ivies are NOT based on merit. The only way to get close to full financial assistance is to have very HIGH family need…that means very low income, and very low assets. If your calculated need for the Ivies is $0, you will get the maximum aid they offer. HOWEVER beware that most Ivy League schools have a required student contribution that is a couple thousand dollars for freshman and increases each year. These schools EXPECT that the students will be making some financial contribution to their educations.</p>
<p>Also…as noted 10% or so of students get accepted to Ivies…that means that 90% or so are not accepted. The generous financial aid incentives do you no good unless you are in that 10% of accepted students. In the 90% that are not accepted, there are tons of extremely well qualified applicants. </p>
<p>I agree that if you think you are competitive for Ivy admission, you should also look at other schools that perhaps give merit aid packages to international students.</p>
<p>Rahul…I saw your stats on another thread. You don’t list a test score, but you do mention that your GPA is a 3.3 and you’re a junior in high school.</p>
<p>Getting into an ivy with a 4.0+ is super hard, therefore getting into an ivy with less than a 3.5 is nearly impossible. </p>
<p>I’m not saying that you can’t apply to one or two “just to see what happens,” but unless you have a near-perfect SAT/ACT and some other unusual “hook”, there’s virtually no chance for acceptance.</p>
<p>You mentioned an interest in medical school. There is NO need to go to an ivy in order to go to medical school. So, find some other good schools that will accept you based on your stats that are strong in the sciences and math. </p>
<p>Also, find out how much your family can afford to spend. If they can’t afford much and you qualify for significant, then you’ll need to carefully pick schools that will help you with that. </p>
<p>However, you won’t get good aid if you pick schools where your stats are not high for the school.</p>
<p>NUTcrack…it’s your acceptance that is in jeopardy at many of these Ivies. Some are not need blind for admission for international students. That means your ability to pay will be considered when they are considering your application for admissions. The policies regarding this vary from Ivy to Ivy…so you need to check each school.</p>
<p>If the school guarantees to meet full need for international students, you aid will not be reduced. You need to check each school’s policies…as they vary.</p>
<p>Nutcracker…</p>
<p>Needing aid at an ivy doesn’t reduce chances. No one has a good chance. I think the chance is about 1 in 12…but I could be wrong.</p>
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<p>If the school is NOT need blind for admissions for international students…that means that the ability to PAY will be considered when admissions decisions are made. Some Ivies are NOT need blind for admissions for international students so this WOULD reduce one’s chances. If two candidates presumably with equal admissions “stuff” were presented…and one was an international who could NOT pay…they might not get accepted…because ability to pay would be considered. </p>
<p>YMMV…it’s not the same at ALL the Ivies. Check each school.</p>
<p>True…I forgot that the student is an int’l student. Some ivies may not be need-blind for int’l students. </p>
<p>So, for those ivies…if a citizen’s chances are 1 in 12, I can’t imagine what the chances are for an int’l that needs a lot of aid. That might be its own pool of applicants. Anyone know?</p>
<p>I think for most schools, you roughly divide the overall admit rate by 3 or 4 to get the rate for intels. FA intels: even lower than that!</p>
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That admittance rate might be true for the highly competitive schools. It’s not true for schools that are ranked below the top 30.</p>
<p>FA is very difficult at all schools. Some scholarships can be gotten at mid-tier and lower tier schools.</p>