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i have no idea whether my stats are non-US or US related but regardless of the fact, the only certain point is that colleges are need-blind and applying for financial aid will not hinder you in any way
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<p>I don't feel like doing the research on each college's website, but off the top of my head, I don't believe that any of the universities on the original poster's list are need-blind for international applicants. Telling him (or her) that applying for aid won't impact admissions chances is just flat out wrong. </p>
<p>That doesn't mean that an international student won't get accepted to and receive excellent aid packages from a non-need blind school. Swarthmore is not need-blind for internationals, but has significant international aid money.</p>
<p>The game is completely different for internationals and domestic applicants. You can't compare the two.</p>
<p>AHH sorry, I'm an idiot, here's the list of schools that are need-blind:</p>
<p>A number of schools state they offer both need-blind admissions and full-need for U.S. students. However, experts speculate the actual number is much lower--perhaps about eight to twelve schools nationwide.[1]</p>
<p>The following schools state they are need-blind and full-need:</p>
<pre><code>* Amherst College
* Beloit College
* Boston College
* Bowdoin College
* Brandeis University
* Brown University
* California Institute of Technology
* Claremont McKenna College
* Columbia University
* Cornell University
* Cooper Union
* Dartmouth College
* Davidson College
* Duke University
* Emory University [2]
* Georgetown University
* Grinnell College
* Harvard University
* Haverford College
* Lawrence University
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Middlebury College
* Northwestern University
* Pomona College
* Princeton University
* Rice University [3]
* Stanford University
* Swarthmore College
* University of Chicago
* University of Miami
* University of Notre Dame
* University of Pennsylvania
* University of Richmond
* University of Virginia [4]
* Vassar College [5]
* Vanderbilt University
* Wake Forest University
* Wellesley College
* Wesleyan University
* Williams College
* Yale University
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<p>I'm looking at colleges and was not aware that not all schools are not need-blind</p>
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So does the need for aid(for a foreigner) have a big influence in whether or not i am accepted?
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<p>It depends!</p>
<p>The colleges and universities have an aid budget and a very good idea of what percentage of their international applicants will need aid and how much that aid will cost. So, you can get admitted with 100% aid. Or, you might be on the dividing line where they are choosing to fill the last 20 slots with students who don't need aid. </p>
<p>I don't know anyone who can give you a precise answer. It depends how strong you are relative to the other international applicants.</p>
<p>It doesn't really matter does it? I mean, you either apply or you don't and then it's out of your hands! Need-blind for internationals is mostly a marketing gimmick designed to boost the number of international applicants from students who think that they have a better chance of being accepted and getting a full-aid package.</p>
<p>Pierre:</p>
<p>That list is need-blind for US students. Again, I don't feel like doing the research (you guys are applying, you can do the research), but very few of the schools on the list above are need-blind for internationals.</p>
<p>It doesn't necessarily hurt to apply to a lot of schools. If you don't get in, it's not the end of the world. The only caveat is that if you applied to too many schools, you might end up not being able to give each one a good amount of individual attention. If that occurs, you might end up not writing as good of an essay, etc. But you should definitely have some schools that you're really reaching for, even if they seem like impossible reaches.</p>
<p>Pierre could not be more wrong! I know he meant well but disregard his posts completely. It is an entirely different ballgame for international applicants. It is much harder to get in for internationals (need higher stats) and MUCH harder to get aid. At all but a handful of schools that are mostly ivies, it will hurt a lot to ask for financial aid. </p>
<p>Food good advice post on the international board.</p>
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There are only eight colleges that are need-blind and full-need for all applicants, including international students. These are Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Middlebury College, MIT, Princeton University, Williams College, Yale University, and Amherst College.
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<p>Just FYI - from Wikepedia, but verifiable from other sources.</p>