how do poor, CANADIAN people get into top US unis?

Paying for College
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<p>I have 5 people in my family with income under $80kCAN/year..will I be able to afford ANY top school?</p>

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<p>Some schools treat Canadians as equivalent to US citizens for FA. As an example, I believe Columbia does.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/finaid/how_to_apply/canadian.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/finaid/how_to_apply/canadian.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is just one example; check individual FA websites for others.</p>