<p>G'day.</p>
<p>Is it true that if you're an international and you apply for Financial Aid, you are decreasing your chances for acceptance?</p>
<p>By the way, I am an international.</p>
<p>Thanks guys ..</p>
<p>harvard's financial policy says if a student's family income is less than $60,000 a year, they will need to pay $0 to the student's finances. harvard will meet 100% financial need of every student it admits, regardless of citizenship.</p>
<p>these same rules apply to princeton, yale and MIT. there could be more colleges but for these ones im sure they have the same policy.</p>
<p>williams college too, except when it comes to transfers</p>
<p>Harvard is one of the very few schools that are need-blind for ALL applicants, including international students and illegal residents of the United States. </p>
<p>Most other schools have need-blind admissions for US Citizens and Permanent Residents, but probably have need-aware admissions for Internationals and illegal residents.</p>
<p>What is need-blind or need-aware?</p>
<p>Can some one answer my original queston: Does applying for financial aid when you're an international decrease your chances?</p>
<p>no. need blind means your financial aid will not affect your decision.</p>