<p>Hi! I am an International student from India. My question is do I apply for financial aid before or after being accepted?? or do I apply for financial aid while applying for admission?? suppose one of the college's deadline is on January 15 and the financial deadline is on December (some date) so do I have to send my high school transcripts on december or does it mean i should just notify them on december that i will be apply for aid??</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!!! answering my questions would really clear my doubts.</p>
<p>It depends on the schools. Are the schools (that you’re planning to apply) offer financial aid to international students?</p>
<p>You apply for aid when you apply for admission. If the deadline for financial aid applications is before the deadline for applications, that means that you need to get your application in earlier than a student who wouldn’t need any aid would have to.</p>
<p>You apply for financial aid following the DEADLINES put for for each college to which you apply. They ALL have deadlines for submission of financial aid application materials. In some cases the deadlines for financial aid submission are before your applications are due.</p>
<p>Do NOT wait until after you are accepted. You want to receive your financial aid award at the time of your acceptance. If you wait until after you are accepted, that will not be possible at most places. </p>
<p>So…get the financial aid application materials ready to submit…on time! </p>
<p>Don’t miss the deadlines for your colleges…and the deadlines will be different for each school…so check!</p>