Financial Aid for International Students

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<p>So on Cornell's web page at Cornell</a> University Undergraduate Admissions Office - RESOURCES, I find that "International financial aid decisions are determined after admission decisions are made.Criteria include academic excellence, geographic diversity, and potential for campus participation and/or leadership."</p>

<p>Does this mean that Cornell is need-blind for international students?</p>

<p>Also, the website stated that there is financial aid available for international students, but did not seem to say anything about whether full need would be met. Does Cornell meet full need for internationals?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>If you search the internet you’ll see that a lot of websites say that Cornell are need-blind towards international students, but I haven’t actually found it explicitely on Cornell’s own website. On Cornell’s website it says that aid for international students is “limited”. I don’t know if it means that they are in fact need-sensitive or if they are not 100% need-based. Can anyone clarify this? (Sorry OP for adding to the confusion and not answering your question! :slight_smile: )</p>

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<p>Cornell is need blind for internationals. </p>

<p>“Need blind” is not the same thing as “meeting 100% of demonstrated need.” Yes Cornell offers limited financial aid to internationals, but applying for aid has NO effect whatsoever on one’s application to Cornell, even if he’s international. I’m an international applicant this year who applied for FA. I’ve done my research. </p>

<p>Third question from the top: <a href=“https://www.finaid.cornell.edu/finai...l-Students.pdf[/url]”>https://www.finaid.cornell.edu/finai...l-Students.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, the schools in the US that offer need blind admission for internationals are: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, Amherst and Cornell.</p>

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<p>Thank you, impetuous!</p>

<p>Although I would like to add that Williams seems to be need blind for internationals as well.</p>

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<p>@hellohurricane</p>

<p>Williams used to be. not anymore. The schools I mentioned above are the ONLY ones that offer need blind admissions at the moment.</p>

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<p>Oh, okay. Thanks for the correction.</p>