How important is ED for internationals who need aid?

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>Application season is still a ridiculously long time from now, but I'd like to have my game plan ready in advance.</p>

<p>What I was thinking of doing is applying to 1 school ED and another EA after I take the SAT's again in October. Both of these are reach schools, so even if I won't need aid it would be difficult to get in anyways.</p>

<p>Would applying ED (Not a lot of EA schools give much aid) to a less competitive school like St. Lawrence or Lafayette give me a much better chance of getting to study in the US as opposed to sticking to my plan and applying to these schools RD?</p>

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<p>If you need a lot of aid, do not apply ED. You want to be able to compare the aid packages.</p>

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<p>That’s what I was was thinking initially, but I read a post somewhere here on CC that made me reconsider. </p>

<p>The guy said that we internationals should pick our ED school carefully if we need a lot of aid, but I really do feel that what you said is true. I just had some doubts.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>