<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I'm an international student studying outside of the U.S</p>
<p>and as many of you do I really need to get some financial aid from U.S universities.</p>
<p>However, since I'm planning to apply to Ivies and some other great top schools it seems there is less chance to get financial aid (especially that I'm an international student)</p>
<p>On Brown homepage it says
"We will continue to consider foreign applicants on a need-aware basis, that is, Brown will take into account their financial need in making admission decisions"</p>
<p>So MY question is how much does applying for financial aid affect colleges' admission decisions? </p>
<p>Any experiences with financial aid?</p>
<p>ARRH ~ I will really appreciate some thoughts here~</p>
<p>woo...please any comments ?</p>
<p>The need-blind colleges will not look at your financial need while considering your app. The need-aware colleges WILL look at your fin need while considering your app, and will factor that into their final decision.</p>
<p>You do the math.</p>
<p>so obviously if my fin need is greater than other applicants' needs, then i have less chance on those need aware colleges ?</p>
<p>Yes. But how strong are your other credentials? If colleges like what they see (ie. a determined, motivated young person), chances are they'll pay up.</p>
<p>Thank you tetrisfan for all your replies</p>
<p>by saying credentials, hmm.. so do colleges take like SAT or ACT scores, GPA, ECs into consideration if they think fin costs for holding a student like me in their application pools is too much?</p>
<p>what factor really makes me to get such a fin aid?</p>
<p>See, the number one thing you need to get across during the whole admissions process is why YOU need to go to that college (ie. why it is a fit for you). If you can sufficiently prove that the college is a match for you and deserves you, then they'll be more than happy to get you there, and will try lure you with fin aid. At least that's how I look at it. You might want a more qualified opinion though. Basically, you just gotta show the colleges that you DESERVE it.</p>