<p>Does Vassar offer need-based financial aid to international students?
I presume admission is extremely difficult for internationals, but once accepted, is the "full demonstrated need" met ?</p>
<p>I scored 790 Critical Reading, 730 in Math, and 670 in writing.
I'm hoping I'll get really good SAT II scores.</p>
<p>Do I have a chance ?</p>
<p>I have several friends who are international students and who have recieved need-based financial aid. I don't know the details about how challenging it is to recieve, but I do know that it is possible to get. </p>
<p>And yes, I'd say your SAT scores are where they should be ... it depends on the rest of your application of course, but I'd say if it's anything like your scores, you've got a chance for sure.</p>
<p>The following site lists aid by number of students:</p>
<p>eduPASS</a> | Financial Aid for International Students | Schools with Aid for Undergraduates</p>
<p>Vassar appears in the last category for providing aid to some students. The most generous (to international students) LACs appear to be Grinnell, Macalester, Mount Holyoke and Ohio Wesleyan.</p>
<p>I just checked in the Peterson's book and here is the information for Vassar College:</p>
<p>For fall 2006 (estimated), 122 international students on campus received college administered financial aid ($38,847 average).</p>
<p>Thanks peter. I checked Vassar's website and it seems they offer a generous amount of financial aid to international students =)</p>
<p>These are my grades and EC's:</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.72, however I'm ranked 4/83, maybe #1 had a 3.8 GPA.
EC's: Here's my problem. I don't have much EC's because my school didn't have any activities whatsoever. I know this is not a valid excuse though. Anyway, my only real activity is really good I would say. I go on Saturdays to a rural community some miles from the Honduran capital city Tegucigalpa, to take food, clothes, books, occasionally medicine, etc to the poor community. Actually, this is my Common App essay subject.</p>
<p>Do you think not having many EC's will hurt me?</p>
<p>With EC's, it's not quantity that Vassar is concerned about, but quality. As long as you come across as committed and focused on what you DO do (and it sounds like you've done that on your application), you're in good shape.</p>
<p>Daniel, you have the same problem that I do. A school that doesn't offer ECs. Let's hope Vassar will admit us anyway.</p>