<p>I applied to HYP, checking the box that says "I intend to apply for need-based financial aid".</p>
<p>However, assuming that my credentials are HYP-caliber, would HYP take into account that I intend to apply need-based FA? Are they really COMPLETELY need-blind for internationals?</p>
<p>Should I send or call admissions officiers to tell them to uncheck that box? My parents could pay full, but FA would help a lot (assuming the unlikely possibility I make it in)</p>
<p>Which brings me to another point. As an international, the chances of my getting in are so low that it's seriously depressing. So should I even bother sending all the tax forms or whatever (I have no idea what to do) ? That's also one of the reasons I want to uncheck the box.</p>
<p>Yes. These places are truly need-blind for admissions.</p>
<p>While the admissions officers are reading applications to decide who will get in, the financial aid officers are determining how much aid each student will receive if he or she is admitted. If you are admitted, and the university determines that you need financial aid, you will get that aid.</p>
<p>Not applying for aid will make no difference whatsoever in your chances of admission. File that aid application.</p>
<p>It is OK to contact them and tell them that your financial circumstances have changed.</p>
<p>But what happened to make it possible for you and your family to pay US$60,000 or more each year for the next four years? That must not have been an option when you first completed the applications.</p>
<p>Remember, in order to get your student visa, you will need to be able to demonstrate to the visa officer at the US consulate that your family can cover the full cost of attendance at the university you plan to go to. Financial aid can be used to cover part (or all) of that cost. If you decide not to apply for aid, get in, and then find out that your family can’t afford this university after all, you won’t be able to attend.</p>
<p>Some colleges will not allow you to apply for aid in future years if haven’t done so for your freshman year. Ask about this before you tell the universities that you don’t need financial aid now. </p>
<p>Yes, it is a pain to put all of the financial documents together, but if you will need aid in order to attend, then you need to apply for it.</p>
<p>ah thanks. It’s just frustrating because for me because virtually every school requires something different.</p>
<p>but, how will it look if I checked the box “intend to apply for aid” but never send them in anything. Should I tell or will it not really matter?</p>
<p>You know…if you need the aid to attend the school…apply for the aid. If you do not NEED the aid to attend the school, then don’t. These schools do not consider your financial situation when considering your application for admission…some schools do, but these do not.</p>
<p>If you need the money to attend, it will do you no good to get accepted without aid.</p>
<p>OH…another thing to check…some schools REQUIRE that you APPLY for need based institutional aid as an incoming freshman or you cannot apply for it in subsequent years.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that as an international student at many schools if you do not apply for financial aid now (with your initial application), you will not be considered for financial aid in future years. </p>
<p>It is better to apply for financial aid, and have the school deem that you are not eligible leaving the door open for you to receive aid in future years if you should need it (especially at schools that meet 100% demonstrated need) than it is to not apply for aid and having that door forever closed.</p>
<p>Adding to what Sybbie wrote…if you really are not eligible for financial aid, your application will SHOW this. The school will KNOW they don’t have to give you a dime.</p>