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<p>Summer. July, I think…</p>

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<p>^ July 1. Harvard also uses the Common Application.</p>

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<p><em>helen</em>, where are you from?
If I’m not mistaken, you are an international? =D</p>

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<p>Yes I am an international student:)</p>

<p>why?</p>

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<p>Wow, how many internationals are in this thread?</p>

<p>(I’m international too, by the way)</p>

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<p>Many I suppose!!:D</p>

<p>You applying too as well!!Great!!Good luck!!:D</p>

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<p>Good luck everybody! :slight_smile: Big H, here we come! (well, 35K of us think that lol).</p>

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<p>Hi fellow internationals!
There’s an icky question though: Is Harvard need-blind for internationals?? :)</p>

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<p>^ Yes, it is, which is why it attracts such a large population of international applicants relative to most other U.S. colleges.</p>

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<p>Wow!Hello, to everyone!I’m an International Student too…</p>

<p>When are the application form’s available…??Because I saw that common applications this year are available on 1st August. </p>

<p>Thank you:D</p>

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<p>^ I believe the Common App actually opens on July 1.</p>

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<p>sorry, about to break bad news:</p>

<p>Apparently, Harvard is not 100% need-blind for internationals. I heard that from reliable sources (I hope). It is therefore harder for international applicants who need FA like me. So, I won’t be applying for FA, which may give me an edge. </p>

<p>However, if I’m by any chance accepted, I’ll do my best in freshman year. Maybe if my grades are decent, and my financial condition is not fulfilling, I can get a scholarship for my sophomore year :3</p>

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<p>^ Oh… maybe that 100% need-blind rule only applies to Canadian citizens (which includes myself). I definitely recall reading on the Harvard website that Canadians are considered along with Americans when it comes to FA… not sure about other nationalities though.</p>

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<p>Such as? It’ll take more to convince me.</p>

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<p>Not from Harvard, though, right? Since they don’t have merit-based scholarships.</p>

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<p>@MonochromeAddict: That’s interesting! The last time I checked, however,</p>

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<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Financial Aid: International Students](<a href=“http://admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/international_aid.html]Harvard”>http://admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/international_aid.html)</p>

<p>“So, I won’t be applying for FA, which may give me an edge.”</p>

<p>Harvard is need blind for internationals, at least officially that is. Sorry to break the bad news :(.</p>

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<p>I think Harvard just recently went need blind for internationals.</p>

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<p>^I think it was about ten years ago.</p>

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<p>@fledgling</p>

<p>I saw this here: <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/news.aspx#32[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/news.aspx#32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>That’s why I’m asking:)</p>

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<p>Ten years is a minuscule amount of time. The Earth’s been around for 4.54 billion years. That’s only 2.2026431718061674008810572687225e-7% of that time.</p>