<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am an international applicant to US schools. Among some need blind schools for foreigners I am applying to Stanford, Cornell and Univ of Chicago.I will need a lot of finaid to attend if accepted. There are some organisations that help Armenians to study in the USA. BUT the colleges in turn say that applying for aid will put you at a disadvantage. well, I am not quoting them, but basically that is what it means. So, do the Admission officers mean that if you apply for aid it will be harder to get accepted. or do they mean that they might still accept you but without fin aid. As far as i am informed if the colleges see that they cannot help you financially they do not accept you. At least the UPENN web site clearly states so.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. i hope to get some constructive advice:)</p>
<p>I am sorry for such a long letter, I am just REALLY confused, the deadlines are drawing near ...........</p>
<p>Wait- I don’t think Cornell is need blind to internationals at all? And neither is UChicago and Stanford, for all I know. They are need AWARE. Which means applying for Financial Aid will put you in a much stronger applicant pool and will relatively lower your admission rates. If you want schools that don’t consider your financial need when they admit you, these will be: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, MIT, Williams, Amherst.</p>
<p>meghnasridhar is correct. Cornell, Stanford (which puzzles me) and UChicago are not need-blind. Approximately two students of the entire Class of 2013 international study body are on financial aid.</p>
<p>^ Stanford puzzles me too. For such a huge research university with so much money, why be so stingy?</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I just thought about this; what if I apply for finaid and also include a letter that though the family’s financial situation is not good, i will be able to find funds from other sources too. I mean maybe this way they will see that they do not have to pay TOOO much for me???(((( Am I right???</p>
<p>but how is this going to help you? If they accept you on your words, and then proceed to provide no/completely insufficient FA, then what? You just said you need FA to attend. If you can’t attend because of the lack of funding, it’s the same as not getting admitted.</p>
<p>I suggest you dig deeper and see which schools provide good FA for international students. </p>
<p>good luck.</p>