Im not an international… Im a US Citizen living abroad.
I do qualify for out of state freshman as i still pay taxes for viginia.
Private does not care if you are in state or oos. Also, don’t mix up need based aids with merit scholarships. But some merit scholarships still have a need component that you may be not eligible to.
This student is a U.S. citizen who lives abroad. His application will be viewed in a need blind fashion.
This was posted by the OP on his other thread.
So…if you are not interested in financial aid, why are you posing a question about it at all?
@thumper1 , im just interested in knowing, because people I’ve asked havent really been clear about it either.
People you asked haven’t been clear about what?
applying in the second year as a US citizen residing abroad
Well, it’s right on Stanford’s website that need is not considered in admissions for U.S. citizens.
It’s also clear on the website that continuing students can apply for need based aid. I didn’t see anything that excludes one from applying in subsequent years…but that should be verified with Stanford.
Your bigger issue…you reside in India. Your application will be reviewed as a U.S. citizen but it will be reviewed with others applying from your area…including all the folks who are not citizens from that area. You have an interesting resume…but your SAT score is not a slam dunk for admissions at Stanford. I would strongly strongly suggest retesting this month.
What is your CR and Math breakdown? Did I miss that someplace?
If you look at the stats for Stanford, it looks like maybe REA applicants have sort of an edge…but remember, this group includes recruited athletes, legacy students, and developmental admits. For a regular candidate, the admission tip for applying REA is not that high.
@thumper1 I got a 730 CR and 800 math
I’m going to give an answer to the original question. There ARE colleges where it is explicitly stated that one CANNOT apply/get need-based aid starting second/later years if they did not apply/get need-based aid from the beginning. Bryn Mawr College is one such example. There are others, but I can’t remember.
There are a small number of colleges that have restrictions for U.S. citizens who want to apply for aid in the second year…but didn’t as incoming freshmen.
There are a LOT of colleges that do not allow this for international students.
In addition to Bryn Mawr, I believe there are some restrictions at Skidmore.